Jess Augustus ADAMS

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Service Number:	5531
Enlisted:	19 February 1916, Townsville, Queensland
Last Rank:	Private
Last Unit:	25th Infantry Battalion
Born:	Cooktown, Queensland, Australia, date not yet discovered
Home Town:	Cooktown, Cook, Queensland
Schooling:	Convent of Mercy (Catholic) School, Queensland, Australia
Occupation:	Stockman
Died:	Killed in Action, France, 2 September 1918, age not yet discovered
Cemetery:	Villers-Bretonneux Military Cemetery No known grave, Villers-Bretonneux Memorial, Villers-Bretonneux, Picardie, France
Memorials:	Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Villers-Bretonneux Memorial (Australian National Memorial - France)

19 Feb 1916:	Enlisted AIF WW1, Townsville, Queensland
7 Sep 1916:	Involvement AIF WW1, Private, 5531, 25th Infantry Battalion, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '15' embarkation_place: Brisbane embarkation_ship: HMAT Clan McGillivray embarkation_ship_number: A46 public_note: ''
7 Sep 1916:	Embarked AIF WW1, Private, 5531, 25th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Clan McGillivray, Brisbane
Date unknown:	Involvement 25th Infantry Battalion, Battle for Pozières

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2 November 1916 - Disembarked at Plymouth UK

13 December 1916 - Proceeded to France on board S.S. Victoria from Folkstone

5 November 1917 - Wounded in action - gassed (severed)

Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal

Son of Raymond Henry ADAMS and Annastasia (nee Costelloe) ADAMS, of John Street, Cooktown, North Queensland

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