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ADAMS, Benjamin
Personal Details
| Service Number: | 3105 |
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| Enlisted: | 19 September 1916, Enlisted at Rutherford, NSW |
| Last Rank: | Private |
| Last Unit: | 53rd Infantry Battalion |
| Born: | Singleton, New South Wales, Australia, 1887 |
| Home Town: | Gundy, Upper Hunter Shire, New South Wales |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Labourer |
| Memorials: | Gundy District Great War Honour Roll |
Service History
World War 1 Service
| 19 Sep 1916: | Enlisted AIF WW1, 3105, 53rd Infantry Battalion, Enlisted at Rutherford, NSW | |
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| 11 Nov 1916: | Involvement Private, 3105, 53rd Infantry Battalion, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '19' embarkation_place: Sydney embarkation_ship: HMAT Suevic embarkation_ship_number: A29 public_note: '' | |
| 11 Nov 1916: | Embarked Private, 3105, 53rd Infantry Battalion, HMAT Suevic, Sydney | |
| 24 Nov 1917: | Discharged AIF WW1, Private, 3105, 53rd Infantry Battalion, Discharged at the 2nd Military District as medically unfit due to Dyspepsia |
Personal Stories
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Carol Foster
Son of Joseph and Harriet Adams of Singleton, NSW
Next of kin given as his brother Thomas Adams of Belltrees near Scone, NSW. Brother of James Adams who was killed in action 29 March 1917 while serving with the 53rd Battalion and has no known grave. His name appears on the Villers-Bretonneux Memorial
Commenced return to Australia on 25 August 1917 aboard HT Benalla disembarking on 27 October 1917
Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal