William Henry ADAMS

ADAMS, William Henry

    Service Number: 7191
    Enlisted: 2 January 1916, Enlisted at Liverpool, NSW
    Last Rank: Private
    Last Unit: 3rd Infantry Battalion
    Born: Auburn , New South Wales, Australia, 1895
    Home Town: Redfern, City of Sydney, New South Wales
    Schooling: Mortdale Public School, New South Wales, Australia
    Occupation: Dairyman
    Died: Killed in Action, France, 22 June 1918
    Cemetery: La Kreule Military Cemetery, Hazebrouck
    Plot 1, Row F, Grave 6 Headstone inscription reads: He gave his life for his friends, La Kreule Military Cemetery, Hazebrouck, Nord Pas de Calais, France
    Memorials: Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour
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    World War 1 Service

    2 Jan 1916: Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 7191, 3rd Infantry Battalion, Enlisted at Liverpool, NSW
    10 May 1917: Involvement Private, 7191, 3rd Infantry Battalion, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '7' embarkation_place: Melbourne embarkation_ship: HMAT Clan McGillivray embarkation_ship_number: A46 public_note: ''
    10 May 1917: Embarked Private, 7191, 3rd Infantry Battalion, HMAT Clan McGillivray, Melbourne

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    Biography contributed by Carol Foster

    Son of Samuel Adams and Ellen Adams of 191 Regent Street, Redfern, NSW.

    Brother of Gertrude Livinia Adams, Florence B. Adams, Ada E.G. Adams, Arthur F. Adams, Walter H. Adams, Bertha Adams, Irene F.C. Adams, Rubina Maude Adams, Ernest S. Adams, Frederick G. Adams, Elsie M. Adams and Harold Adams

    Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal

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