Arthur ADAMS

ADAMS, Arthur

Service Number: 1737
Enlisted: 16 August 1915, Enlisted at Brisbane, QLD
Last Rank: Gunner
Last Unit: 14th Field Artillery Brigade
Born: Biston, Norwich, England, April 1895
Home Town: Grafton, Clarence Valley, New South Wales
Schooling: Not yet discovered
Occupation: Labourer
Died: Natural Causes , Grafton, New South Wales, Australia, 6 June 1966
Cemetery: Grafton Cemetery, NSW
Memorials: Grafton Carrs Creek School and District Honor Roll
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World War 1 Service

16 Aug 1915: Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 1737, 5th Light Horse Regiment, Enlisted at Brisbane, QLD
21 Oct 1915: Involvement Private, 1737, 5th Light Horse Regiment, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '2' embarkation_place: Sydney embarkation_ship: SS Hawkes Bay embarkation_ship_number: '' public_note: ''
21 Oct 1915: Embarked Private, 1737, 5th Light Horse Regiment, SS Hawkes Bay, Sydney
27 Mar 1916: Transferred AIF WW1, Gunner, 14th Field Artillery Brigade , From 5th Light Horse Regiment
24 May 1919: Discharged AIF WW1, Gunner, 1737, 14th Field Artillery Brigade , Discharged at the 1st Military District

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Biography contributed by Carol Foster

Address at the time of enlistment was Caro Peninsula, Grafton, NSW

Son of W. Adams and Amelia Adams of Bridge Street, Breakfast Creek, QLD

Next of kin iven as his sister Annie Girling, Hall Street, Biston, Norfolk, England

Commenced return to Australia on 9 February 1919 aboard HT Ascania disembarking on the 1 April 1919

Medals: 1914-15 Star, British War Medal, Victory Medal