Ernest Alfred ADAMS

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Service Number:	1604
Enlisted:	21 May 1915, Enlisted at Blackboy Hill, WA
Last Rank:	Gunner
Last Unit:	5th Divisional Ammunition Column
Born:	Albert Park, Melbourne Victoria, Australia, 1896
Home Town:	Kalgoorlie, Kalgoorlie/Boulder, Western Australia
Schooling:	Not yet discovered
Occupation:	Labourer
Memorials:

21 May 1915:	Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 1604, 32nd Infantry Battalion, Enlisted at Blackboy Hill, WA
18 Nov 1915:	Involvement Private, 1604, 32nd Infantry Battalion, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '17' embarkation_place: Adelaide embarkation_ship: HMAT Geelong embarkation_ship_number: A2 public_note: ''
18 Nov 1915:	Embarked Private, 1604, 32nd Infantry Battalion, HMAT Geelong, Adelaide
15 Mar 1916:	Transferred AIF WW1, Private, 54th Infantry Battalion, From 32nd Battalion
7 Sep 1916:	Transferred AIF WW1, Gunner, 5th Divisional Ammunition Column, From 54th Battalion
24 Nov 1917:	Discharged AIF WW1, Gunner, 1604, 5th Divisional Ammunition Column, Discharged at 5th Military District due to Nephritis

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Son of Alfred Ernest Adams and Elizabeth(Bess) Adams nee Morley of 1610 President Street, South Kalgoolie, WA

Commenced return to Australia on 14 July 1917

Medals: 1914-15 Star, British War Medal, Victory Medal