William Robert ADAMS

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Service Number:	31363
Enlisted:	28 September 1916, Enlisted at Melbourne, Victoria
Last Rank:	Driver
Last Unit:	12th Field Artillery Brigade
Born:	Rokewood, Victoria, Australia, 1885
Home Town:	Saint Kilda, Port Phillip, Victoria
Schooling:	Not yet discovered
Occupation:	Farmer
Died:	Victoria, Australia, 26 August 1962, cause of death not yet discovered
Cemetery:	Springvale Botanical Cemetery, Melbourne
Memorials:

28 Sep 1916:	Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 31363, 4th Field Artillery Brigade, Enlisted at Melbourne, Victoria
23 Dec 1916:	Involvement Driver, 31363, 4th Field Artillery Brigade, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '3' embarkation_place: Melbourne embarkation_ship: RMS Orontes embarkation_ship_number: '' public_note: ''
23 Dec 1916:	Embarked Driver, 31363, 4th Field Artillery Brigade, RMS Orontes, Melbourne
10 Oct 1917:	Transferred AIF WW1, 12th Field Artillery Brigade , From 4th field Artillery Brigade
26 Sep 1918:	Wounded AIF WW1, 31363, 12th Field Artillery Brigade , Shrapnel wounds to the wrist and left foot. Foot later amputated. Rank Acting Bombadier
3 Sep 1920:	Discharged AIF WW1, 31363, 12th Field Artillery Brigade , Rank of Acting Bombadier. Discharged at the 3rd Military District as medically unfit due to amputation of the left foot

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Husband of Edith Louis Adams of 54 York Street, St Kilda,Victoria

Commenced return to Australia on 4 June 1919 aboard HT Bremen disembarking on the 25 July 1919

Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal