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ADAMS, Charles James
Personal Details
| Service Number: | 1505 |
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| Enlisted: | 28 August 1914, Enlisted at Sydney, NSW |
| Last Rank: | Private |
| Last Unit: | 1st Light Trench Mortar Battery |
| Born: | Seymour, Victoria, Australia, 23 September 1885 |
| Home Town: | Cooma, Cooma-Monaro, New South Wales |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Labourer |
| Died: | Cooma, New South Wales, Australia, 13 October 1974, aged 89 years, cause of death not yet discovered |
| Cemetery: |
Cooma Cemetery, New South Wales Map 6, Row F8, Grave 10 |
| Memorials: | Adaminaby War Memorial |
Service History
World War 1 Service
| 28 Aug 1914: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 1505, 3rd Infantry Battalion, Enlisted at Sydney, NSW | |
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| 25 Apr 1915: | Wounded AIF WW1, Private, 1505, 3rd Infantry Battalion, ANZAC / Gallipoli, Wounded between 25-30 April 1915. Evacuated to Cairo | |
| 1 Apr 1916: | Embarked Private, 1505, 3rd Infantry Battalion, SS Makarini, Sydney | |
| 1 Apr 1916: | Involvement Private, 1505, 3rd Infantry Battalion, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '7' embarkation_place: Sydney embarkation_ship: SS Makarini embarkation_ship_number: '' public_note: '' | |
| 4 Nov 1916: | Wounded AIF WW1, Private, 1505, 3rd Infantry Battalion, Shrapnel wound to the back | |
| 24 Dec 1917: | Transferred AIF WW1, Private, 1st Light Trench Mortar Battery, From 3rd Battalion | |
| 10 Aug 1919: | Discharged AIF WW1, Private, 1505, 1st Light Trench Mortar Battery, Discharged at the 2nd Military District |
Personal Stories
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Carol Foster
Son of James Adams and Margaret Adams of Eastburn, NSW.
Husband of Alice Maud Adams nee Avery. Charles and Alice were married during in 1921 at Cooma, NSW
Retuned to Australia on 11 June 1919 aboard HT Boonah
Medals: 1914-15 Star, British War Medal, Victory Medal