ADAMS, Harry
| Service Number: | 3526 |
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| Enlisted: | Not yet discovered |
| Last Rank: | Private |
| Last Unit: | 1st Light Horse Regiment |
| Born: | Adelaide, South Australia, Australia , August 1882 |
| Home Town: | Not yet discovered |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Labourer for S.A. Railways |
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World War 1 Service
| 2 Nov 1917: | Involvement Private, 3526, 1st Light Horse Regiment, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '1' embarkation_place: Melbourne embarkation_ship: HMAT Commonwealth embarkation_ship_number: A73 public_note: '' | |
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| 2 Nov 1917: | Embarked Private, 3526, 1st Light Horse Regiment, HMAT Commonwealth, Melbourne |
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Glenunga International High School
Harry Adams was born in Adelaide, South Australia in the year of 1882. Before deciding to join the first world war Harry was a Labourer at South Australian Railways (S.A.R). SA Railways was the corporation of the Government of South Australia that built and operated railways from 1854 to 1978. He was married to a woman by the name of Violet Adams who came from Reynella. Harry was 162.56cm tall with blue eyes, blonde hair and weighed in at 60.3 kg. Harry Adams enlisted on the 31st of March 1917 and spent four months in the army but was then discharged on july 29th 1917 due to a disease to the foot and being medically unfit.