Robert John ADAMS

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ADAMS, Robert John

Service Number:	2986
Enlisted:	Not yet discovered
Last Rank:	Private
Last Unit:	6th Light Horse Regiment
Born:	Not yet discovered
Home Town:	Not yet discovered
Schooling:	Not yet discovered
Occupation:	Not yet discovered
Memorials:

World War 1 Service

23 Nov 1916:	Involvement Private, 2986, 6th Light Horse Regiment, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '2' embarkation_place: Sydney embarkation_ship: HMAT Katuna embarkation_ship_number: A13 public_note: ''
23 Nov 1916:	Embarked Private, 2986, 6th Light Horse Regiment, HMAT Katuna, Sydney

Honouring Robert John Adams

According to his death record, Robert succumbed to pyemia, post operative shock and multiple arthritis when he died on 24 April 1919 [ref: FRE108M/19]. He was buried at Woodman Point Quarantine Station in the Church of England section, then reinterred at Perth War Cemetery, Plot U11.

The Australian Army established the Perth War Cemetery in 1942. Sixteen graves are lined together in the cemetery and are the only gravesites there for World War I service personnel.

Trooper 3410 and served in the 10th Light Horse and is honoured in the museum at the former quarantine station at Woodman Point and on the Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Panel 7.

Lest We Forget.

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