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ADAMS, Frederick
Personal Details
Service Number: | 769 |
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Enlisted: | 22 August 1914, Enlisted at Melbourne, Victoria |
Last Rank: | Private |
Last Unit: | 5th Infantry Battalion |
Born: | Sheffield, England, 1891 |
Home Town: | West Melbourne, Melbourne, Victoria |
Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
Occupation: | Labourer |
Died: | Melbourne, Victoria, Australia, 1951, cause of death not yet discovered |
Cemetery: | Not yet discovered |
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Service History
World War 1 Service
22 Aug 1914: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 769, 5th Infantry Battalion, Enlisted at Melbourne, Victoria | |
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21 Oct 1914: | Involvement Private, 769, 5th Infantry Battalion, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '8' embarkation_place: Melbourne embarkation_ship: HMAT Orvieto embarkation_ship_number: A3 public_note: '' | |
21 Oct 1914: | Embarked Private, 769, 5th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Orvieto, Melbourne | |
25 Apr 1915: | Wounded AIF WW1, Private, 769, 5th Infantry Battalion, ANZAC / Gallipoli, Gunshot wound to the right hand causing loss of fingers | |
22 Mar 1916: | Discharged AIF WW1, Private, 769, 5th Infantry Battalion, Discharged at the 3rd Military District as medically unfit due to loss of fingers on the right hand |
Personal Stories
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Carol Foster
Address at the time of enlistment was 39 Dudley Street, Melbourne West, Victoria
Son of Albert Adams of 23 Abbey Street, Holderness Road, Hull, England
Commenced return to Australia on 29 July 1915 aboard HT Hororata
Medals: 1914-15 Star, British War Medal, Victory Medal
Previously served with the Royal Garrison Volunteers for three years