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ADAMS, Bertram Joseph
Personal Details
| Service Number: | 1797 |
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| Enlisted: | 20 March 1916, Enlisted at Toowoomba, QLD |
| Last Rank: | Private |
| Last Unit: | 41st Infantry Battalion |
| Born: | London, England, 1894 |
| Home Town: | Crows Nest, Toowoomba, Queensland |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Dairy Farmer |
| Died: | Queensland, Australia, 7 June 1953, cause of death not yet discovered |
| Cemetery: |
Crows Nest Cemetery Anglican Portion. Interred on 8 June 1953 |
| Memorials: | Crows Nest (Qld) War Memorial |
Service History
World War 1 Service
| 20 Mar 1916: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 1797, 42nd Infantry Battalion, Enlisted at Toowoomba, QLD | |
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| 16 Aug 1916: | Involvement Private, 1797, 42nd Infantry Battalion, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '18' embarkation_place: Brisbane embarkation_ship: HMAT Boorara embarkation_ship_number: A42 public_note: '' | |
| 16 Aug 1916: | Embarked Private, 1797, 42nd Infantry Battalion, HMAT Boorara, Brisbane | |
| 13 Mar 1917: | Wounded AIF WW1, Private, 1797, 42nd Infantry Battalion, Gunshot wound to the right side of the chest. Invalided to England 18 March 1917 | |
| 31 Jul 1917: | Wounded AIF WW1, Private, 1797, 42nd Infantry Battalion, Second occasion. Gunshot wound to the right hand and thigh. Invalided to England on 4 August 1917 | |
| 26 May 1918: | Wounded AIF WW1, Private, 1797, 42nd Infantry Battalion, Villers-Bretonneux, Third occasion. Gassed and burnt | |
| 23 Oct 1918: | Transferred AIF WW1, Private, 41st Infantry Battalion, From the 42nd Battalion | |
| 26 Sep 1919: | Discharged AIF WW1, Private, 1797, 41st Infantry Battalion, Discharged at the 1st Military District |
Personal Stories
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Carol Foster
Son of Joseph Skelton and Annie Selena Adams nee Powell of 'Oaklands', Crows Nest, QLD
On 8 November 1922 Bertram married Elizabeth Ellen Stark in QLD
Commenced return to Australia on 12 June 1919 aboard HT Themistocles disembarking on 12 August 1919
Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal