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ADAMS, Benjamin Robert
Personal Details
Service Number: | 4974 |
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Enlisted: | 17 January 1916, Enlisted at Brisbane, QLD |
Last Rank: | Private |
Last Unit: | 25th Infantry Battalion |
Born: | Brisbane, Queensland, Australia, 5 June 1872 |
Home Town: | Brisbane, Brisbane, Queensland |
Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
Occupation: | Carrier |
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Service History
World War 1 Service
17 Jan 1916: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 4974, 25th Infantry Battalion, Enlisted at Brisbane, QLD | |
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4 May 1916: | Involvement Private, 4974, 25th Infantry Battalion, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '15' embarkation_place: Brisbane embarkation_ship: HMAT Seang Choon embarkation_ship_number: A49 public_note: '' | |
4 May 1916: | Embarked Private, 4974, 25th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Seang Choon, Brisbane | |
23 Aug 1917: | Discharged AIF WW1, Private, 4974, 25th Infantry Battalion, Discharged at 2nd Military District as medically unfit due to rheumatism and senility |
Personal Stories
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Carol Foster
Son of Emma Adams of 'Taringa', Brisbane, QLD
Next of kin given as his sister Emma O'Leary of Brisbane, QLD
Commenced return to Australia on 4 May 1917 aboard HT Thermistocles
Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal