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ADAMS, John
Personal Details
| Service Number: | W55686 |
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| Enlisted: | 7 November 1941 |
| Last Rank: | Private |
| Last Unit: | 29 Garrison Battalion (WA) |
| Born: | Perth, WA, 15 September 1922 |
| Home Town: | Not yet discovered |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Dairy Farmer |
| Died: | Killed in Action, Port Hedland, WA, Australia, 30 July 1942, aged 19 years |
| Cemetery: |
Geraldton War Cemetery, Western Australia Geraldton War Cemetery, Geraldton, Western Australia, Australia |
| Memorials: | Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour |
Service History
World War 2 Service
| 3 Sep 1939: | Involvement Private, W55686, 29 Garrison Battalion (WA) | |
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| 7 Nov 1941: | Enlisted Australian Military Forces (Army WW2), Private, W55686, 29 Garrison Battalion (WA) |
Personal Stories
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WW2 Military Service - 29th Garrison Battalion
Interred 1942 Port Hedland War Cemetery
Reinterred Geraldton War Cemetery.
Deaths, on Service
ADAMS, Pte John (Jack).-A tribute to the memory of a good Pal, who was killed by enemy action over Port Hedland, on July 30, 1942. late scholar Thomas-street and Perth Junior Technical schools.
ADAMS, Pte John. killed by enemy action, July 30, 1942, dearly beloved second son of Mr and Mrs R. Adams, Padbury avenue, Mlllendon, and 1248 Hay-street, West Perth, loving brother of Bill (5 Vet Hos), Shirley, Dick and Bob; aged 19 years 10 months.
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