Charles Robert ADAM

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Service Number:	402
Enlisted:	10 October 1914, Brisbane, Queensland
Last Rank:	Private
Last Unit:	15th Infantry Battalion
Born:	Elgin, Scotland, August 1880
Home Town:	Brisbane, Brisbane, Queensland
Schooling:	Elgin and Milne's Institution Academy, Scotland
Occupation:	Farmer/Solicitor's clerk
Died:	Died of wounds, Gallipoli, Gallipoli, Dardanelles, Turkey, 5 May 1915
Cemetery:	No known grave - "Known Unto God" No known grave - At sea (H.S. Dongala), Lone Pine Memorial, Gallipoli Peninsula, Canakkale Province, Turkey
Memorials:	Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Lone Pine Memorial to the Missing

10 Oct 1914:	Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 402, Brisbane, Queensland
22 Dec 1914:	Involvement AIF WW1, Private, 402, 15th Infantry Battalion, Enlistment/Embarkation WW1, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '11' embarkation_place: Melbourne embarkation_ship: HMAT Ceramic embarkation_ship_number: A40 public_note: ''
22 Dec 1914:	Embarked AIF WW1, Private, 402, 15th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Ceramic, Melbourne
25 Apr 1915:	Involvement AIF WW1, Private, 402, 15th Infantry Battalion, ANZAC / Gallipoli
5 May 1915:	Involvement AIF WW1, Private, 402, 15th Infantry Battalion, ANZAC / Gallipoli, --- :awm_ww1_roll_of_honour_import: awm_service_number: 402 awm_unit: 15th Australian Infantry Battalion awm_rank: Private awm_died_date: 1915-05-05

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Served in South African Campaign 1900 with Lord Lovat's Scouts.

Brother of David William Adam of Prince Albert, Canada

Arrived in Australia aged 25 years

Died of head wounds on board H.S. Dongala at sea. Buried at sea between Seddul Bahr and Alexandria. Chaplin R.B. Clarkson officiated

Medals: 1914-15 Star, British War Medal, Victory Medal