ADAMS, Raymond Axford
| Service Number: | 3451 |
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| Enlisted: | 12 August 1915, Brisbane, Queensland |
| Last Rank: | Lance Corporal |
| Last Unit: | 26th Infantry Battalion |
| Born: | Launceston, Tasmania, 8 October 1882 |
| Home Town: | Launceston, Launceston, Tasmania |
| Schooling: | Church Grammar School, Launceston |
| Occupation: | Farmer |
| Died: | Killed in Action, France, 5 August 1916, aged 33 years |
| Cemetery: |
No known grave - "Known Unto God" |
| Memorials: | Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Launceston Church Grammar School WW1 Honour Board, Villers-Bretonneux Memorial (Australian National Memorial - France) |
World War 1 Service
| 12 Aug 1915: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 3451, Brisbane, Queensland | |
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| 3 Jan 1916: | Involvement AIF WW1, Private, 3451, 26th Infantry Battalion, Enlistment/Embarkation WW1, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '15' embarkation_place: Brisbane embarkation_ship: HMAT Kyarra embarkation_ship_number: A55 public_note: '' | |
| 3 Jan 1916: | Embarked AIF WW1, Private, 3451, 26th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Kyarra, Brisbane | |
| 5 Aug 1916: | Involvement AIF WW1, Lance Corporal, 3451, 26th Infantry Battalion, Battle for Pozières |
War Service
Born 1882 at Launceston, Tasmania
Son of Mr Charles and Mrs Eliza Jane Adams
Husband of Mrs Mabel Jane Adams
Occupation prior to enlistment Farmer
Enlisted 12 August 1915 at Brisbane, Queensland
Served in France
Killed in Action 05 August 1916 in France
Commemorated Villers Bretonneux
Photograph Tasmania Weekly Courier 12 December 1918 Insert 5
Submitted 29 January 2016 by Faithe Jones
Biography contributed by Elizabeth Allen
Raymond Axford ADAMS was born on 8th October, 1882 in Launceston, Tasmania
His parents were Charles ADAMS and Eliza Ann CHAMBERLAIN - he was one of 13 children
He married Mabel Irene NORMAN on 25th August, 1915 in Queensland
They had one son Raymond Norman ADAMS born 15th September, 1916 in Melbourne who served as a Captain in the Army in WW2 - Service Numbers V52568, VX117023 and V103599
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