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ADAMS, Thomas Norman Leo
Personal Details
| Service Number: | 31 |
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| Enlisted: | 19 August 1914, Enlisted at Melbourne, Victoria |
| Last Rank: | Private |
| Last Unit: | 2nd Field Ambulance |
| Born: | St Kilda, Victoria, Australia, 1891 |
| Home Town: | Hawthorn, Boroondara, Victoria |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Iron Worker |
| Died: | Mildura, Victoria, Australia, 17 March 1953, cause of death not yet discovered |
| Cemetery: |
Mildura (Nichols Point) Public Cemetery, Victoria Anglican Section, Row V, Grave 053 |
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Service History
World War 1 Service
| 19 Aug 1914: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 31, 2nd Field Ambulance, Enlisted at Melbourne, Victoria | |
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| 19 Oct 1914: | Involvement Private, 31, 2nd Field Ambulance, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '22' embarkation_place: Melbourne embarkation_ship: HMAT Wiltshire embarkation_ship_number: A18 public_note: '' | |
| 19 Oct 1914: | Embarked Private, 31, 2nd Field Ambulance, HMAT Wiltshire, Melbourne | |
| 28 Jul 1915: | Wounded AIF WW1, Private, 31, 2nd Field Ambulance, Wound to the thigh | |
| 2 Jan 1920: | Discharged AIF WW1, Private, 31, 2nd Field Ambulance, Discharged at the 3rd Military District as medically unfit |
Personal Stories
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Carol Foster
Son of Thomas Adams and Emily Clara Adams of 75 Elgin Street, Hawthorn, Victoria
Husband of Florence Linda Adams nee Warley. Thomas and Florence married on 6 November 1918 in the Rgistrars Office, Plymouth, England. Alfred Cowling, Registrar, Plymouth, England officiated
Commenced return to Australia on 25 October 1919 aboard HT Orontes disembarking on the 6 December 1919
Medals: 1914-15 Star, British War Medal, Victory Medal
Previously served in the Cadets and was a member of the Richmond Rifle Club, Victoria