ADAMS, George Alfred
| Service Number: | 6707 |
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| Enlisted: | 27 September 1916, SERN#3003 first enlisted 9th August, 1915 in Adelaide. He was sent to Egypt but returned to Australia & medically discharged (Varicose veins) after serving a total of 339 days, 168 of those days were served as service abroad. |
| Last Rank: | Private |
| Last Unit: | 6th Infantry Battalion |
| Born: | Dunedin, New Zealand, December 1887 |
| Home Town: | Warracknabeal, Yarriambiack, Victoria |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Labourer |
| Died: | Bronchial pneumonia, Fargo Military Hospital, Wiltshire, England, Fargo Camp, Wiltshire, England, United Kingdom, 28 January 1917 |
| Cemetery: |
Durrington Cemetery, Wiltshire Durrington Cemetery (Grave No. 163), Wiltshire, England, Durrington Cemetery, Durrington, Wiltshire, England, United Kingdom |
| Memorials: | Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour |
World War 1 Service
| 27 Sep 1916: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 6707, 6th Infantry Battalion, SERN#3003 first enlisted 9th August, 1915 in Adelaide. He was sent to Egypt but returned to Australia & medically discharged (Varicose veins) after serving a total of 339 days, 168 of those days were served as service abroad. | |
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| 25 Oct 1916: | Involvement Private, 6707, 6th Infantry Battalion, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '8' embarkation_place: Melbourne embarkation_ship: HMAT Ulysses embarkation_ship_number: A38 public_note: '' | |
| 25 Oct 1916: | Embarked Private, 6707, 6th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Ulysses, Melbourne |
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Died on this date - 28th January........Private George Alfred Adams was born in Dunedin, New Zealand in 1888. He enlisted in the Australian Imperial Force (A.I.F.) on 9th August, 1915 in Adelaide. He was sent to Egypt but returned to Australia & medically discharged (Varicose veins) after serving a total of 339 days, 168 of those days were served as service abroad.
Private Adams re-enlisted on 27th September, 1916 at Warrnambool, Victoria. He embarked for England & was admitted to Fargo Military Hospital, Wiltshire on 22nd January, 1917 & died at 10 am on 28th January, 1917.
All 3 Australian Soldiers who died on this date were buried in Durrington Cemetery, Wiltshire. Adams & Canham were buried on 31st January, 1917 next to each other. Their stories can be found here
https://ww1austburialsuk.weebly.com/a---c1.html
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