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ADAMS, William
Personal Details
| Service Number: | 61998 |
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| 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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Service History
World War 1 Service
| 15 Jan 1917: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 61998, 1st to 17th (VIC) Reinforcements, Enlisted at Rockhampton, QLD | |
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| 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 |
Personal Stories
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Add my storyBiography 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
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