James ADAMS

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Service Number:	2123
Enlisted:	1 April 1916, Enlisted at Melbourne, Victoria
Last Rank:	Private
Last Unit:	59th Infantry Battalion
Born:	Bairnsdale, Victoria, Australia, date not yet discovered
Home Town:	Briagolong, Wellington, Victoria
Schooling:	Not yet discovered
Occupation:	Labourer
Memorials:

1 Apr 1916:	Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 2123, 57th Infantry Battalion, Enlisted at Melbourne, Victoria
1 Aug 1916:	Embarked Private, 2123, 57th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Orsova, Melbourne
1 Aug 1916:	Involvement Private, 2123, 57th Infantry Battalion, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '20' embarkation_place: Melbourne embarkation_ship: HMAT Orsova embarkation_ship_number: A67 public_note: ''
2 Sep 1918:	Wounded AIF WW1, Private, 2123, 59th Infantry Battalion, Gunshot wound to the head. Invalided to England on the 12 September 1918

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Next of kin given as a friend Michael Killeen of Briagolong, Victoria

Commenced return to Australia on 9 December 1918 aboard HT Leicestshire disembarking on 22 January 1919

Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal