William ADAMS

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Service Numbers:	642, 22111
Enlisted:	5 October 1914, Enlisted at Sydney, NSW
Last Rank:	Lance Corporal
Last Unit:	15th Infantry Battalion
Born:	Glasgow, Scotland, 1886
Home Town:	Neerim South, Baw Baw, Victoria
Schooling:	Not yet discovered
Occupation:	Bookkkeeper/Ledgerkeeper
Died:	Moonee Ponds, Victoria, Australia, 16 August 1964, cause of death not yet discovered
Cemetery:	Not yet discovered
Memorials:

5 Oct 1914:	Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 642, 2nd Australian General Hospital: AIF, Enlisted at Sydney, NSW
28 Nov 1914:	Embarked Private, 642, 2nd Australian General Hospital: AIF, HMAT Kyarra, Sydney
28 Nov 1914:	Involvement Private, 642, 2nd Australian General Hospital: AIF, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '23' embarkation_place: Sydney embarkation_ship: HMAT Kyarra embarkation_ship_number: A55 public_note: ''
8 Jul 1915:	Transferred AIF WW1, Private, 15th Infantry Battalion, From 2nd Australian General Hospital
21 Feb 1916:	Enlisted AIF WW1
5 Apr 1916:	Promoted AIF WW1, Lance Corporal, 15th Infantry Battalion
20 May 1916:	Involvement AIF WW1, Shoeing-Smith, 22111, 23rd Field Artillery (Howitzer) Brigade, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '4' embarkation_place: Melbourne embarkation_ship: HMAT Medic embarkation_ship_number: A7 public_note: ''
20 May 1916:	Embarked AIF WW1, Shoeing-Smith, 22111, 23rd Field Artillery (Howitzer) Brigade, HMAT Medic, Melbourne
7 Aug 1916:	Wounded AIF WW1, Lance Corporal, 642, 15th Infantry Battalion, Multiple gunshot wounds
6 Jan 1917:	Transferred AIF WW1, Shoeing-Smith, 8th Field Artillery Brigade
28 Jan 1918:	Discharged AIF WW1, Lance Corporal, 642, 15th Infantry Battalion, Discharged at 3rd Military District as wounded

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Son of David Adams and Maary Adams of Cameron Street, Davenport, NZ

Father of Kelvin Ronald Adams of St Kilda, Victoria

Commenced return to Australia on 21 July 1917

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

Son of William Edmund Adams and Caroline Adams nee White of Neerin North, Victoria

Commenced return to Australia on 4 June 1919 aboard HT Mahia disembarking on 17 July 1919

Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal