John Richard ADAMS

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Service Number:	3266
Enlisted:	2 September 1916, Enlisted at Hobart, Tasmania
Last Rank:	Driver
Last Unit:	3rd Light Horse Regiment
Born:	Cressy, Tasmania, Australia, 1947
Home Town:	Westbury, Meander Valley, Tasmania
Schooling:	Not yet discovered
Occupation:	Labourer
Died:	Launceston Tasmania, Australia, 21 July 1943, cause of death not yet discovered
Cemetery:	Carr Villa Memorial Park, Tasmania C10 buried with wife Ida Sarah Adams and son Ernest Adams (Jack)
Memorials:	Campbell Town Kirklands Presbyterian Church Honour Roll, Campbell Town Roll of Honour, Campbell Town St Andrew's Presbyterian Church Honour Roll, Campbell Town St Luke's Honour Roll, Tasmania (Launceston) Garden of Remembrance

2 Sep 1916:	Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 3266, 3rd Light Horse Regiment, Enlisted at Hobart, Tasmania
20 Feb 1917:	Involvement Private, 3266, 3rd Light Horse Regiment, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '1' embarkation_place: Melbourne embarkation_ship: RMS Morea embarkation_ship_number: '' public_note: ''
20 Feb 1917:	Embarked Private, 3266, 3rd Light Horse Regiment, RMS Morea, Melbourne
24 Feb 1919:	Discharged AIF WW1, Driver, 3266, 3rd Light Horse Regiment, Discharged at the 6th Military District

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At the time of enlistment his address was Campbelltown, Tasmaania

Son of Isabel Adams of Westbury, Tasmania

Commenced return to Australia from Suez on 23 December 1918 aboard HT Leicestershire Disembarking on 22 January 1919

Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal