ADAMS, David James
| Service Number: | 5892 |
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| Enlisted: | Not yet discovered |
| Last Rank: | Private |
| Last Unit: | 25th Infantry Battalion |
| Born: | Bundaberg, Queensland, Australia, July 1897 |
| Home Town: | Bundaberg, Bundaberg, Queensland |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Teamster |
| Died: | Nanango, Queensland, Australia, July 1947, cause of death not yet discovered |
| Cemetery: |
Nanango Cemetery, South Burnett - Queensland |
| Memorials: | Nanango War Memorial |
World War 1 Service
| 21 Oct 1916: | Involvement Private, 5892, 25th Infantry Battalion, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '15' embarkation_place: Brisbane embarkation_ship: HMAT Boonah embarkation_ship_number: A36 public_note: '' | |
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| 21 Oct 1916: | Embarked Private, 5892, 25th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Boonah, Brisbane |
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Aberfoyle Park High School
David James Adams was from Bundaberg, Queensland and was in the 25th Battalion. His service number was 5892. David survived the War and returned to Australia in 1919. David James Adams' occupation was a Lorry Driver at the time of enlistment and he was also not married at that point in time. His next of kin was his mother Mary Anne.
His war service was at the Western Front and Gallipoli. He embarked on the boat, HMAT BOONAH A36 on the 21st of October 1916.
David James Adams' last rank was Private. He had a dinstictive mole on his stomach. On the 10th of May 1917, he went to hospital because he was ill.
He received the following medals during World War 1: Distinguished Conduct Medal, British War Medal, and Victory Medal. He earned the Distinguished Conduct Medal during the attack on the Beaurevoir Line, east of Peronne, on 3 October, 1918.
He volunteered to go with Sergeant Cox, and together they "rushed an enemy post containing three machine guns" and about 50 enemy soldiers. He carried his Lewis gun and during the advance, used it from the hip, "firing so accurately that the enemy return fire was kept down. Together, these two non-commissioned officers captured the entire post and killed ten of the enemy" troops. He showed fine courage and did splendid work.
Biography contributed by David Adams
Coming home, he returned to his bullock driving, working for Mr W Houston at Blackbutt for about twelve months. Later he was at Elgin Vale for about eleven years and at manumbar for nine. During these years, he worked with the bullocks, only leaving them for less strenuous work when the effects of the war on his health could no longer be denied. Quiet and unassuming, and a good sportsman and dancer, he was greatly esteemed by all who knew him.
He was survived by five brothers, Jack, George, Archie, Wally and Arthur.
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