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ADAMS, Alexander Herchel
Personal Details
| Service Number: | 13581 |
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| Enlisted: | 27 August 1915, Enlisted at Brisbane, QLD |
| Last Rank: | Private |
| Last Unit: | 8th Field Ambulance |
| Born: | Nottingham, England, 1898 |
| Home Town: | Sandgate, Brisbane, Queensland |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Warehouse Assistant |
| Died: | Queensland, Australia, 17 January 1983, cause of death not yet discovered |
| Cemetery: | Not yet discovered |
| Memorials: | Citizens of Sandgate Honour Roll |
Service History
World War 1 Service
| 27 Aug 1915: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 13581, Army Medical Corps (AIF), Enlisted at Brisbane, QLD | |
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| 29 Mar 1916: | Involvement Private, 13581, Army Medical Corps (AIF), --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '23' embarkation_place: Sydney embarkation_ship: HMAT Kanowna embarkation_ship_number: A61 public_note: '' | |
| 29 Mar 1916: | Embarked Private, 13581, Army Medical Corps (AIF), HMAT Kanowna, Sydney | |
| 13 May 1916: | Transferred AIF WW1, Private, 8th Field Ambulance, Taken on strength | |
| 7 Mar 1920: | Discharged AIF WW1, Private, 13581, 8th Field Ambulance, Discharged at the 1st Military District as medically unfit due to be gassed in 1917 exact date uncertain |
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Carol Foster
Address at the time of enlistment was Sandgate, QLD
Son of Alexander Charles Adams and Caroline Amelia Adams of 19 Beach Avenue, Sherwood Rise, Nottingham, England
Commenced return to Australia on 8 October 1919 aboard HT Devon disembarking on the 27 November 1919
On 16 January 1923 Alexander married Thelma Louise Lloyd in QLD
Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal
Served in the cadets for 2 years and a short time in the Citizen Military Forces
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