John McPeake ADAMS

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Service Number:	472
Enlisted:	14 October 1915, Enlisted at Adelaide, SA
Last Rank:	Sergeant
Last Unit:	2nd Tunnelling Company (inc. 5th Tunnelling Company)
Born:	Gawler, South Australia, 1872
Home Town:	Adelaide, South Australia
Schooling:	Not yet discovered
Occupation:	Engineer
Memorials:

14 Oct 1915:	Enlisted AIF WW1, Sapper, 472, Mining Corps, Enlisted at Adelaide, SA
10 Feb 1916:	Promoted AIF WW1, Sergeant, Mining Corps
20 Feb 1916:	Embarked Sergeant, 472, Mining Corps, HMAT Ulysses, Sydney
20 Feb 1916:	Embarked Sergeant, 472, Mining Corps, HMAT Ulysses, Sydney
20 Feb 1916:	Involvement Sergeant, 472, Mining Corps, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '6' embarkation_place: Sydney embarkation_ship: HMAT Ulysses embarkation_ship_number: A38 public_note: ''
20 Feb 1916:	Involvement Sergeant, 472, Mining Corps, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '6' embarkation_place: Sydney embarkation_ship: HMAT Ulysses embarkation_ship_number: A38 public_note: ''
29 Dec 1916:	Transferred AIF WW1, Sergeant, 2nd Tunnelling Company (inc. 5th Tunnelling Company)
8 Nov 1917:	Discharged AIF WW1, Sergeant, 472, 2nd Tunnelling Company (inc. 5th Tunnelling Company), Discharged at 4th Military District as medically unfit due to contusions of the left thigh and overage

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Wife of Ellen Brown Adams of Royal Terrace, 3 Carrington Street, Adelaide, SA. Father of Sylvia Jean Adams and Una Mavis Adams

Commenced return to Australia on 25 August 1917 aboard HT Benalla disembraking on the 24 October 1917 at Melbourne for onward travel to Adelaide

Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal