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ADAMS, James (Andrew James)
Personal Details
| Service Number: | 2274 |
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| Enlisted: | 4 September 1916, Enlisted at Melbourne, Victoria |
| Last Rank: | Private |
| Last Unit: | 14th Infantry Battalion |
| Born: | Brunswick, Victoria, Australia, 24 May 1892 |
| Home Town: | Carlton, Melbourne, Victoria |
| Schooling: | Brunswick South State School, Victoria, Australia |
| Occupation: | Potter |
| Died: | Pascoe Vale, Victoria, Australia, 1974, cause of death not yet discovered |
| Cemetery: |
Fawkner Memorial Park Cemetery, Victoria Service held on 19 June 1974. Ashes mailed to two differnet Cemeteries |
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Service History
World War 1 Service
| 4 Sep 1916: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 2274, 39th Infantry Battalion, Enlisted at Melbourne, Victoria | |
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| 20 Oct 1916: | Involvement Private, 2274, 39th Infantry Battalion, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '18' embarkation_place: Melbourne embarkation_ship: HMAT Port Lincoln embarkation_ship_number: A17 public_note: '' | |
| 20 Oct 1916: | Embarked Private, 2274, 39th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Port Lincoln, Melbourne | |
| 8 May 1917: | Transferred AIF WW1, Private, 14th Infantry Battalion, rom 39th Battalion | |
| 5 Jul 1918: | Wounded AIF WW1, Private, 2274, 14th Infantry Battalion | |
| 9 Apr 1919: | Discharged AIF WW1, Private, 2274, 14th Infantry Battalion, Discharged at the 3rd Militray District as medically unfit |
Personal Stories
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Carol Foster
Son of Andrew James Adams and Mary Ann Adams nee Corrie of East Brunswick, Victoria
Next of kin given as a friend Bella Phillips of 497 Drimmond Street, Carlton, Victoria
Commenced return to Australia on 15 Janauary 1919 aboard S.S. City of Exeter disembarking on the 2 March 1919
Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal