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ADAMS, Frederick William
Personal Details
| Service Number: | 6057 |
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| Enlisted: | 26 July 1915, Enlisted at Brisbane, QLD |
| Last Rank: | Bombardier |
| Last Unit: | 3rd Field Artillery Brigade |
| Born: | Brisbane, Queensland, Australia, 7 April 1890 |
| Home Town: | Kowbi, Bundaberg, Queensland |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Sugar Farmer |
| Died: | 11 July 1981, aged 91 years, cause of death not yet discovered, place of death not yet discovered |
| Cemetery: | Not yet discovered |
| Memorials: | Queensland Garden of Remembrance (Pinnaroo), Qld |
Service History
World War 1 Service
| 26 Jul 1915: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Gunner, 6057, 3rd Field Artillery Brigade , Enlisted at Brisbane, QLD | |
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| 9 Nov 1915: | Involvement Gunner, 6057, 3rd Field Artillery Brigade , --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '3' embarkation_place: Melbourne embarkation_ship: HMAT Wandilla embarkation_ship_number: A62 public_note: '' | |
| 9 Nov 1915: | Embarked Gunner, 6057, 3rd Field Artillery Brigade , HMAT Wandilla, Melbourne | |
| 4 Jan 1917: | Honoured Mention in Dispatches, For gallantry and devotion to duty London Gazette on 4 January 1917, page 254, position 59 Commonwealth of Australia Gazette on 29 June 1917, page 1391, position 111 | |
| 14 Mar 1917: | Promoted AIF WW1, Bombardier, 3rd Field Artillery Brigade | |
| 28 Mar 1917: | Honoured Military Medal, London Gazette on 11 May 1917, page 4600, position 1 Commonwealth of Australia Gazette on 27 August 1917, page 1828, position 17 |
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Carol Foster
Son of Charles Edgar Adams and Florence Adams nee Forbes of QLD
Next of kin given as his sister Alice Maud Adams of Bourbon Street, Bundaberg, QLD
Commenced return to Australia on 26 September 1917 for discharge due to his being the only male relative alive
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