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ADAMS, Fred
Personal Details
| Service Number: | 7879 |
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| Enlisted: | 7 September 1915, Goulburn, New South Wales |
| Last Rank: | Gunner |
| Last Unit: | 11th Field Artillery Brigade |
| Born: | Friskney,Lincolnshire, England, 1888 |
| Home Town: | Goulburn, Goulburn Mulwaree, New South Wales |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Engine Driver |
| Died: | Died of wounds, Belgium, 11 June 1917 |
| Cemetery: |
Westhof Farm Cemetery Plot 11, Row B, Grave 19, Westhof Farm Cemetery, Ypres, Flanders, Belgium |
| Memorials: | Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Gunning Anglican Church Roll of Honour |
Service History
World War 1 Service
| 7 Sep 1915: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Goulburn, New South Wales | |
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| 18 Nov 1915: | Involvement AIF WW1, Gunner, 7879, 5th Field Artillery Brigade , --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '4' embarkation_place: Sydney embarkation_ship: HMAT Persic embarkation_ship_number: A34 public_note: '' | |
| 18 Nov 1915: | Embarked AIF WW1, Gunner, 7879, 5th Field Artillery Brigade , HMAT Persic, Sydney | |
| 11 Jun 1917: | Involvement AIF WW1, Gunner, 7879, 11th Field Artillery Brigade , --- :awm_ww1_roll_of_honour_import: awm_service_number: 7879 awm_unit: 11th Australian Field Artillery Brigade awm_rank: Gunner awm_died_date: 1917-06-11 |
Personal Stories
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Geoffrey Gillon
His brother, Corporal Cornelius Harry Adams [Harry C Adams on memorial] Service Number 241642 - 2/5th West Riding Regiment died of wounds 27th November 1917, aged 22 years.
Commemorated Orival Wood Cemetery, Flesquieres. II.B.13.
Biography
11 Field Artillery
Rank - Gunner
Son of William and Lizzie Ellen Adams, of Friskney Fen, Lincolnshire, England.
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