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

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

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