ADELT, Rudolph Askwith
| Service Numbers: | 1633, 266835 |
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| Enlisted: | 2 October 1915, Sydney |
| Last Rank: | Flying Officer |
| Last Unit: | Australian Flying Corps (AFC) |
| Born: | Melbourne, Victoria, Australia, 10 May 1894 |
| Home Town: | Sydney, City of Sydney, New South Wales |
| Schooling: | Public High School & Business College |
| Occupation: | Orchardist & Sales Manager |
| Died: | Illness, Chatswood, New South Wales, Australia, 31 December 1960, aged 66 years |
| Cemetery: |
Northern Suburbs Memorial Gardens and Crematorium, NSW Cremation |
| Memorials: | Neutral Bay Superior Public School Honour Roll |
World War 1 Service
| 2 Oct 1915: | Involvement AIF WW1, Private, 1633, 12th Light Horse Regiment, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '3' embarkation_place: Sydney embarkation_ship: RMS Moldavia embarkation_ship_number: '' public_note: '' | |
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| 2 Oct 1915: | Embarked AIF WW1, Private, 1633, 12th Light Horse Regiment, RMS Moldavia, Sydney | |
| 2 Oct 1915: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 1633, 12th Light Horse Regiment, Sydney | |
| 23 Oct 1919: | Discharged AIF WW1, 1633, 12th Light Horse Regiment |
World War 2 Service
| 14 Sep 1942: | Enlisted Royal Australian Air Force, Flying Officer, 266835 | |
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| 3 Jan 1946: | Discharged Royal Australian Air Force, Flying Officer, 266835, Australian Flying Corps (AFC) | |
| Date unknown: | Enlisted Royal Australian Air Force, Flying Officer, 266835 |
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Elizabeth Allen
Rudolph Askwith ADELT was born in Melbourne on 10th May, 1894
His parents were James Louis ADELT & Elizabeth Ellen TRUE who married in England on 21st September, 1887
He married Winifred Mary BATES in Sydney in 1920 - she died in 1938 and his 2nd marriage was in 1938 to Rene Anne EDWARDS
Rudolph died in Chatswood, Sydney on 31st December, 1960 and was cremated at the Northern Suburbs Crematorium in North Ryde
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Details of his service during WW1 and WW2
WW1 - Service No. 1633- he enlisted in Sydney on 2nd October, 1915 and embarked the same day on the HMAT Moldavia with the 12th Light Horse Regiment, 6th reinforcements - he returned to Australia on 1st August, 1919 and was discharged on 23rd October, 1919
He spent 4 years in active service in the 1st AIF and 3 years as a signaller handling heliograph & semaphone and all classes of morse code transmission. He was an Orderly Room Sergeant for 1 year and had 8 years military training prior to enlisting in WW1
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WW2 - Service No. 266835- he enlisted in the RAAF on 14th September, 1942 with an honorary commission and was discharged on 3rd January, 1946 - his last rank was Flying Officer with the Air Training Corps (AFC)
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Two of his brothers also served during WW1
1. Carl True ADELT (SN 554) 1st Light Horse Regiment - he died of wounds on 16th May, 1915
2. Louis Burton ADELT (SN 6311) 1st Field Company Engineers - returned to Australia 20th January 1917
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