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ADAMS, Leslie Charles
Personal Details
| Service Number: | 2556 |
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| Enlisted: | 25 June 1915, Enlisted at Melbourne, Victoria |
| Last Rank: | Lance Corporal |
| Last Unit: | 6th Infantry Battalion |
| Born: | Port Melbourne, Victoria, Australia, 1897 |
| Home Town: | Port Melbourne, Port Phillip, Victoria |
| Schooling: | Nott Street State School, Victoria, Australia |
| Occupation: | Candlemaker |
| Died: | Killed in Action, France, 10 August 1918 |
| Cemetery: |
No known grave - "Known Unto God" Villers-Bretonneux Memorial, Villers-Bretonneux, Picardie, France |
| Memorials: | Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Villers-Bretonneux Memorial (Australian National Memorial - France) |
Service History
World War 1 Service
| 25 Jun 1915: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 2556, 6th Infantry Battalion, Enlisted at Melbourne, Victoria | |
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| 26 Aug 1915: | Involvement Private, 2556, 6th Infantry Battalion, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '8' embarkation_place: Melbourne embarkation_ship: HMAT Anchises embarkation_ship_number: A68 public_note: '' | |
| 26 Aug 1915: | Embarked Private, 2556, 6th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Anchises, Melbourne | |
| 25 Mar 1917: | Transferred AIF WW1, Private, 65th Infantry Battalion, From 6th Battalion | |
| 19 Sep 1917: | Transferred AIF WW1, Private, 6th Infantry Battalion | |
| 9 Nov 1917: | Promoted AIF WW1, Lance Corporal, 6th Infantry Battalion | |
| 10 Aug 1918: | Involvement Lance Corporal, 2556, 6th Infantry Battalion, --- :awm_ww1_roll_of_honour_import: awm_service_number: 2556 awm_unit: 6th Australian Infantry Battalion awm_rank: Lance Corporal awm_died_date: 1918-08-10 |
Personal Stories
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Carol Foster
Birth name reigistered as Leslie Charles Adams
Son of John Richard Adams and W. Adams nee Sinclair of 371 Princess Street, Port Melbourne, Victoria
Medals: 1914-15 Star, British War Medal, Victory Medal
Previously served in the Citizen Military Forces