Jack Raleigh ADAMS

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Service Number:	11878
Enlisted:	13 August 1915, Enlisted at Melbourne, Victoria
Last Rank:	Driver
Last Unit:	4th Field Artillery Brigade
Born:	Leicestershire, England, 16 December 1895
Home Town:	Melbourne, Melbourne, Victoria
Schooling:	Not yet discovered
Occupation:	Farm Hand
Memorials:

13 Aug 1915:	Enlisted AIF WW1, Gunner, 11878, 4th Field Artillery Brigade, Enlisted at Melbourne, Victoria
28 Jan 1916:	Involvement Gunner, 11878, 4th Field Artillery Brigade, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '3' embarkation_place: Melbourne embarkation_ship: HMAT Themistocles embarkation_ship_number: A32 public_note: ''
28 Jan 1916:	Embarked Gunner, 11878, 4th Field Artillery Brigade, HMAT Themistocles, Melbourne
13 May 1916:	Transferred AIF WW1, Driver, 2nd Divisional Ammunition Column, From 4th Field Artillery Brigade
23 Aug 1916:	Transferred AIF WW1, Driver, 4th Field Artillery Brigade, From 1st Divisional Ammunition Column
11 Nov 1918:	Involvement Driver, 11878, 4th Field Artillery Brigade
30 Nov 1919:	Discharged AIF WW1, Driver, 11878, 4th Field Artillery Brigade, Discharged at 3rd Military District

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Son of A.T. Adams of 14 West Avenue, Clarendon Park, Leister, England later of Lake Tower, Rhyl, Wales

Commenced return to Australia on 22 August 1919 aboard HT Anchises disembarking on 8 October 1919

Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal

During 1928 Jack married Margaret McCarthy in Victoria. Jack's name at registration was given as John Raleigh Adams

In January 1940 Jack was residing at 202 Williams Road, Toorak, Victoria