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ADAMS, Silas
Personal Details
Service Number: | 1612 |
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Enlisted: | 3 February 1916, Enlisted at Dubbo, NSW |
Last Rank: | Private |
Last Unit: | 53rd Infantry Battalion |
Born: | Orange, New South Wales, Australia, 1893 |
Home Town: | Dubbo, Dubbo Municipality, New South Wales |
Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
Occupation: | Farmer Labourer |
Died: | Sydney, New South Wales, Australia , 28 December 1969, cause of death not yet discovered |
Cemetery: |
Woronora Memorial Park, Sutherland, New South Wales |
Memorials: |
Service History
World War 1 Service
3 Feb 1916: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 1612, 54th Infantry Battalion, Enlisted at Dubbo, NSW | |
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14 Apr 1916: | Involvement Private, 1612, 54th Infantry Battalion, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '19' embarkation_place: Sydney embarkation_ship: HMAT Ceramic embarkation_ship_number: A40 public_note: '' | |
14 Apr 1916: | Embarked Private, 1612, 54th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Ceramic, Sydney | |
7 Aug 1916: | Transferred AIF WW1, Private, 53rd Infantry Battalion, From 54th Battalion | |
28 Apr 1917: | Transferred AIF WW1, Private, 66th Infantry Battalion, From 53rd Battalion | |
30 Jul 1917: | Wounded AIF WW1, Private, 1612, 53rd Infantry Battalion, Gunshot wound to the right leg fracturing femur and invalided to England | |
2 Oct 1917: | Transferred AIF WW1, Private, 53rd Infantry Battalion, From the 66th Battalion | |
17 Jul 1919: | Discharged AIF WW1, Private, 1612, 53rd Infantry Battalion, Discharged at the 2nd Military District |
Personal Stories
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Carol Foster
Son of William Thomas Adams and Edith Matilda Adams nee Boots of Sandy Creek, Dubbo, NSW
Commenced return to Australia on 15 January 1919 aboard HT City of Exeter diswmbarking on the 6 March 1919
Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal