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ADAM, Joseph George
Personal Details
| Service Number: | 5977 |
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| Enlisted: | 11 April 1916, Place of enlistment - Geelong, Victoria |
| Last Rank: | Private |
| Last Unit: | 14th Infantry Battalion |
| Born: | Mount Gambier, SA, 1884 |
| Home Town: | Wangerrip, Colac-Otway, Victoria |
| Schooling: | Kyre (Scotch) College Adelaide |
| Occupation: | Grazier |
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Service History
World War 1 Service
| 11 Apr 1916: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 5977, 14th Infantry Battalion, Place of enlistment - Geelong, Victoria | |
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| 1 Aug 1916: | Embarked AIF WW1, Private, 5977, 14th Infantry Battalion, Embarked on HMAT 'A28' Miltiades from Melbourne on 1st August 1916, disembarked Plymouth, England on 25th September 1916. | |
| 12 Dec 1916: | Embarked AIF WW1, Private, 5977, 14th Infantry Battalion, Proceeded to France from Folkestone, England | |
| 6 Feb 1917: | Wounded AIF WW1, Private, 14th Infantry Battalion, Shot through lower part of right leg. Bones not fractured. | |
| 24 Aug 1917: | Embarked AIF WW1, Private, 5977, 14th Infantry Battalion, Embarked for Australia on 24th August 1917 | |
| 3 Dec 1917: | Discharged AIF WW1, Private, 5977, 14th Infantry Battalion |
Personal Stories
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Daryl Jones
Son of William ADAM of Wangerrip, Victoria.
Brother of
- 6216 Private James ADAM - 14th Infantry Battalion, prisoner of war from April 1917 to December 1918, returned to Australia 10th April 1919
- 102 Sergeant John Peter ADAM (MM) - 2nd Machine Gun Battalion, Returned to Australia 30th April 1919