ADAMS, Arthur James
| Service Number: | 78 |
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| Enlisted: | Not yet discovered |
| Last Rank: | Private |
| Last Unit: | 3rd Field Ambulance |
| Born: | Wolverton, England, 1888 |
| Home Town: | New Farm, Brisbane, Queensland |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Joiner |
| Died: | Died of wounds, Pozieres, France, 9 August 1916 |
| Cemetery: |
Warloy-Baillon Communal Cemetery Extension Plot 111.Row D, Grave 2 Headstone reads: In sacred memory of our dearly beloved son yet again we hope to meet him, |
| Memorials: | Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Windsor War Memorial |
World War 1 Service
| 25 Sep 1914: | Involvement AIF WW1, Driver, 78, 3rd Field Ambulance, Battle for Pozières , --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '22' embarkation_place: Brisbane embarkation_ship: HMAT Rangatira embarkation_ship_number: A22 public_note: '' | |
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| 25 Sep 1914: | Embarked AIF WW1, Driver, 78, 3rd Field Ambulance, HMAT Rangatira, Brisbane | |
| 9 Aug 1916: | Involvement AIF WW1, Private, 78, Battle for Pozières , --- :awm_ww1_roll_of_honour_import: awm_service_number: 78 awm_unit: 13th Australian Field Ambulance awm_rank: Private awm_died_date: 1916-08-09 |
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Medals: 1914-15 Star, British War Medal, Victory Medal
Prior to arriving in Australian he served an apprenticeship with Wolverton Joiners Limited in Buckinghamshire
From 1905-1910 he also served with the Buckinghamshire Territorial Volunteers
Biography
78 Dvr (later Pte) Arthur James Adams, 3rd (later 13th) Field Ambulance, of Brisbane, Qld, son of G Adams, Wolverton, Buckinghamshire, England. A joiner prior to enlisting, he embarked from Brisbane aboard HMAT Rangatira (A22) on 22 September 1914. He died at the 13th Field Ambulance Hospital, France on 9 August 1916, from wounds received in action, aged 28. He is buried in the Warloy-Baillon Communal Cemetery Extension, France." -SOURCE (www.awm.gov.au)
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