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ADAMS, William

• Personal Details
• Service History
• Personal Stories

Step 1: Personal Details

Service Number:	61998
Enlisted:	15 January 1917, Enlisted at Rockhampton, QLD
Last Rank:	Private
Last Unit:	23rd Infantry Battalion
Born:	Woolwich, England, 1896
Home Town:	Coorparoo, Brisbane, Queensland
Schooling:	Not yet discovered
Occupation:	Labourer
Died:	Queensland, Australia, 18 July 1929, cause of death not yet discovered
Cemetery:	South Brisbane Cemetery, Queensland General Part A, Portion 10B Commemorated in the QLD Garden of Remembrance
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Step 2: Service History

World War 1 Service

15 Jan 1917:	Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 61998, 1st to 17th (VIC) Reinforcements, Enlisted at Rockhampton, QLD
20 Feb 1917:	Transferred AIF WW1, Private, Australian Machine Gun Corps , Transferred to MGC Reinforcement’s for training at Seymour Camp 6th April 1917
20 Sep 1917:	Transferred AIF WW1, Private, Machine Gun Companies and Battalions, Transferred to MG Camp Bendigo for Training
8 Nov 1917:	Transferred AIF WW1, Private, Miscellaneous Hospitals - WW1, Transferred to Langwarrin Isolation Camp from Broadmeadows Camp Infection lower extremities
23 Apr 1918:	Transferred AIF WW1, Private, Detention Barracks, Civil Conviction Victoria Sentence 6 months Penal Servitude On completion to be returned to 3 MD to complete period of enlistment.
5 Oct 1918:	Involvement Private, 61998, 1st to 17th (VIC) Reinforcements, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '20' embarkation_place: Melbourne embarkation_ship: SS Zealandic embarkation_ship_number: '' public_note: ''
5 Oct 1918:	Embarked Private, 61998, 1st to 17th (VIC) Reinforcements, SS Zealandic, Melbourne
5 Dec 1918:	Transferred AIF WW1, Private, 23rd Infantry Battalion, From reinforcements
23 Jan 1919:	Transferred AIF WW1, Private, 1st Australian General Hospital, Admitted to 1st AGH Sutton Veny Pneumonia severe
20 Mar 1919:	Embarked AIF WW1, Private, 61998, 23rd Infantry Battalion, RTA 3MD Melbourne medically unfit Pneumonia on HT Czsar Transferred Alexandria to HT Dongola to 1st MD for Discharge
5 Jun 1919:	Discharged AIF WW1, Private, 61998, 23rd Infantry Battalion, Discharged at the 1st Military District

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Biography contributed by Carol Foster

At the time of enlistment he was residing in Rockhampton, QLD

Next of kin was given as a friend Martha Watkins of Coorpooroo, QLD formerly of Rockampton 

Commenced return to Australia on 23 March 1919 aboard HT Czar disembarking on the 16 May 1919 for onward travel to QLD

Medal: British War Medal

At the time of enlistment he was residing in Rockhampton, QLD

Next of kin was given as a friend Martha Watkins of Coorpooroo, QLD formerly of Rockampton 

Commenced return to Australia on 23 March 1919 aboard HT Czar disembarking on the 16 May 1919 for onward travel to QLD

Medal: British War Medal

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