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ADAMS, Walter Gregory
Personal Details
| Service Number: | 2905 |
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| Enlisted: | 20 May 1915, Liverpool, NSW |
| Last Rank: | Private |
| Last Unit: | 20th Infantry Battalion |
| Born: | Norfolk Island, 21 July 1896 |
| Home Town: | Norfolk Island, Norfolk Island, Australian Territory, Norfolk Island |
| Schooling: | Norfolk Island |
| Occupation: | Farmer |
| Died: | Norfolk Island, 23 February 1976, aged 79 years, cause of death not yet discovered |
| Cemetery: |
Norfolk Island Cemetery, Kingston, Norfolk Island |
| Memorials: | Norfolk Island Cenotaph, Norfolk Island RSL Roll of Honour |
Service History
World War 1 Service
| 20 May 1915: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 2905, 20th Infantry Battalion, Liverpool, NSW | |
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| 2 Nov 1915: | Involvement Private, 2905, 20th Infantry Battalion, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '13' embarkation_place: Sydney embarkation_ship: HMAT Euripides embarkation_ship_number: A14 public_note: '' | |
| 2 Nov 1915: | Embarked Private, 2905, 20th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Euripides, Sydney | |
| 26 Jul 1916: | Wounded AIF WW1, Private, 2905, 20th Infantry Battalion, Shell shock | |
| 8 Aug 1918: | Wounded AIF WW1, Private, 2905, 20th Infantry Battalion, Second occasion. Bullet wound to the left hand and invalided to England on 10 August 1918 | |
| 7 Feb 1919: | Discharged AIF WW1, Private, 2905, 20th Infantry Battalion, Discharged at the 2nd Military District |
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Carol Foster
Address at the time of enlistment was 108 Experiment Street, Pyrmont, NSW
Next of kin given as his sister S. Hooker nee Adams of New Hebrides
Commenced return 20 October 1918 aboard HT Borda disembarking about 19 December 1918
Medals: 1914-15 Star, British War Medal, Victory Medal
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