Douglas ADAMS

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Service Number:	6701
Enlisted:	23 May 1916, Enlisted at Sydney, NSW
Last Rank:	Lance Corporal
Last Unit:	1st Infantry Battalion
Born:	Bournemouth, England, 1892
Home Town:	Annandale, Leichhardt, New South Wales
Schooling:	Lansdowne British School, Bournemouth, England
Occupation:	Carpenter
Died:	Killed in Action, France, 23 August 1918
Cemetery:	Heath Cemetery, Picardie Plot V1, Row F, Grave 14 Headstone inscription reads: Duty & one life nobly given in loving memory of our darling brother, Heath Cemetery, Harbonnieres, Picardie, France
Memorials:	Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour

23 May 1916:	Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 6701, 1st Infantry Battalion, Enlisted at Sydney, NSW
8 Nov 1916:	Involvement Private, 6701, 1st Infantry Battalion, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '7' embarkation_place: Sydney embarkation_ship: SS Port Nicholson embarkation_ship_number: '' public_note: ''
8 Nov 1916:	Embarked Private, 6701, 1st Infantry Battalion, SS Port Nicholson, Sydney
23 Aug 1918:	Involvement Lance Corporal, 6701, 1st Infantry Battalion, --- :awm_ww1_roll_of_honour_import: awm_service_number: 6701 awm_unit: 1 Battalion awm_rank: Lance Corporal awm_died_date: 1918-08-23

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Arrived in Australia aged 21 years

Address at the time of enlistment was 2 Macquarie Street, Annandale, NSW

Son of Thomas and Sarah Adams of Bournemouth, England.

Next of kin given as his sister H. Adams of 5 Lyons Road, Drummoyne, NSW

Meritorious Service Medal awarded:- For conspicuous, gallantry and cheerfullness under adverse conditions betweem September 1917 and February 1918

London Gazette on 17 June 1918, page 7178, position 1 Commonwealth of Australia Gazette on 7 November 1918, page 2113 position 200

Medals: Meritorious Service Medal, British War Medal, Victory Medal