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ADAMS, Roderick McLeod
Personal Details
Service Number: | 1966 |
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Enlisted: | Not yet discovered |
Last Rank: | Private |
Last Unit: | 7th Pioneer Battalion |
Born: | Harrisville, Queensland, Australia, 14 April 1897 |
Home Town: | Harrisville, Scenic Rim, Queensland |
Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
Occupation: | Farmer |
Died: | Queensland, Australia, 31 January 1970, aged 72 years, cause of death not yet discovered |
Cemetery: |
Ipswich General Cemetery, Qld |
Memorials: | Harrisville Memorial Gates |
Service History
World War 1 Service
11 Dec 1915: | Embarked AIF WW1, Private, 1966, 1st Pioneer Battalion, Enlisted at Brisbane, QLD | |
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14 Apr 1916: | Involvement Private, 1966, 1st Pioneer Battalion, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '4' embarkation_place: Sydney embarkation_ship: HMAT Ceramic embarkation_ship_number: A40 public_note: '' | |
14 Apr 1916: | Embarked Private, 1966, 1st Pioneer Battalion, HMAT Ceramic, Sydney | |
9 Sep 1918: | Transferred AIF WW1, Private, 7th Pioneer Battalion, From the 1st Pioneer Battalion | |
24 Oct 1919: | Discharged AIF WW1, Private, 1966, Discharged at the 1st Military District |
Personal Stories
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Carol Foster
Previously tried to enlist but was found to be under 18 years and was discharged
Son of David Adams and Alice Mary Adams nee Wright of 'Edenvale', Harrisville, QLD
On 3 December 1921 married Annie Linnehan in QLD
Returned to Australia aboard HT Medic on 31 May 1919
Medal: British War Medal, Victory Medal