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ADAMS, Samuel Richard
Personal Details
| Service Number: | 3227 |
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| Enlisted: | 7 August 1915, Enlisted at Melbourne, Victoria |
| Last Rank: | Private |
| Last Unit: | 6th Infantry Battalion |
| Born: | Ballarat, Victoria, Australia, 1881 |
| Home Town: | Ballarat, Central Highlands, Victoria |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Builder Labourer |
| Died: | Footscray, Victoria, Australia, 1943, cause of death not yet discovered |
| Cemetery: | Not yet discovered |
| Tree Plaque: |
Ballarat Avenue of Honour
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| Memorials: | Ballarat Avenue of Honour, South Melbourne Great War Roll of Honor |
Service History
World War 1 Service
| 7 Aug 1915: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 3227, 8th Infantry Battalion, Enlisted at Melbourne, Victoria | |
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| 11 Oct 1915: | Involvement Private, 3227, 8th Infantry Battalion, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '9' embarkation_place: Adelaide embarkation_ship: HMAT Nestor embarkation_ship_number: A71 public_note: '' | |
| 11 Oct 1915: | Embarked Private, 3227, 8th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Nestor, Adelaide | |
| 22 Feb 1916: | Transferred AIF WW1, Private, 6th Infantry Battalion, From 8th Battalion | |
| 7 May 1916: | Wounded AIF WW1, Private, 3227, 6th Infantry Battalion, Gunshot wound to the scalp. Transferred to England on the 11 May 1916 | |
| 25 Jan 1917: | Discharged AIF WW1, Private, 3227, 6th Infantry Battalion, Discharged at the 3rd Military District as medically unfit due to wounding |
Personal Stories
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Carol Foster
Son of John Adams and Georgina Adams nee Durham of Ballarat, Victoria
Husband of Ellen Jane Adams nee Penhall of 886 McArthur Street, Ballarat North, Victoria formerly of 50 Bevan Street, South Melbourne, Victoria. Samuel and Ellen married in Victoria during 1907
Commenced return to Australia on 24 June 1916 aboard HT Euripides
Medals: 1914-15 Star, British War Medal, Victory Medal