ADAMS, William George
| Service Numbers: | 552, 20721 |
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| Enlisted: | 19 February 1915, Enlisted at Liverpool, NSW |
| Last Rank: | Private |
| Last Unit: | 57th Infantry Battalion |
| Born: | Marylebone, London, England, 1891 |
| Home Town: | Sydney, City of Sydney, New South Wales |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Sailor |
| Memorials: |
World War 1 Service
| 19 Feb 1915: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 552, 22nd Infantry Battalion, Enlisted at Liverpool, NSW | |
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| 10 May 1915: | Embarked Private, 552, 22nd Infantry Battalion, HMAT Ulysses, Melbourne | |
| 10 May 1915: | Involvement Private, 552, 22nd Infantry Battalion, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '14' embarkation_place: Melbourne embarkation_ship: HMAT Ulysses embarkation_ship_number: A38 public_note: '' | |
| 19 May 1916: | Transferred AIF WW1, Private, 5th Divisional Train, From 22nd Battalion | |
| 14 Oct 1916: | Transferred AIF WW1, Private, Supply Depot Companies / Platoons | |
| 27 Aug 1917: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Sapper, 20721, Field Company Engineers, Enlisted at Sydney, NSW | |
| 14 Nov 1917: | Transferred AIF WW1, Private, 57th Infantry Battalion, From 25th Depot Unit of Supply | |
| 16 Nov 1917: | Embarked Sapper, 20721, Field Company Engineers, SS Canberra, Sydney | |
| 16 Nov 1917: | Involvement Sapper, 20721, Field Company Engineers, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '5' embarkation_place: Sydney embarkation_ship: SS Canberra embarkation_ship_number: '' public_note: '' | |
| 22 Aug 1918: | Transferred AIF WW1, Sapper, 14th Field Company Engineers, In France | |
| 4 Oct 1919: | Discharged AIF WW1, Private, 552, 57th Infantry Battalion, Discharged in London, England. Unit demobilised |
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Carol Foster
Husband of of Lydia Adams nee Anderson of 'Cressing' Stanley Street, Randwick, NSW. William and Lydia married during 1910 in Kogarah area, NSW. Father of Gwendoline E. Adams
Returned to Australia 24 October 1919 aboard HT Euripides
Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal
Biography contributed by Carol Foster
Son of George William and Mary Jane Adams of 4 Princess Place, Holland Park, London, England
Husband of Jessie Adams nee Tanswell of 41 Clifton Street, Nottinghamshire, England. William and Jessie married on 22 April 1917 in the Norland St James Parish Church, Kensington, England
Medals: 1914-15 Star, British War Medal, Victory Medal
Served with the Royal Fuseliers for four years