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Service Number:	554
Enlisted:	7 September 1914, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia
Last Rank:	Trooper
Last Unit:	1st Light Horse Regiment
Born:	Caulfield, Victoria, Australia, 1892
Home Town:	Caulfield, Glen Eira, Victoria
Schooling:	Fort St High School, Sydney, New South Wales Australia
Occupation:	Commercial Traveller
Died:	Died of wounds, Gallipoli, 16 May 1915
Cemetery:	No known grave - "Known Unto God" Panel 1. Lone Pine Memoria
Memorials:	Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Lone Pine Memorial to the Missing, Neutral Bay Superior Public School Honour Roll, Petersham Fort Street High School Great War Honour Roll

7 Sep 1914:	Enlisted AIF WW1, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia
20 Oct 1914:	Involvement AIF WW1, 554, 1st Light Horse Regiment, ANZAC / Gallipoli, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '1' embarkation_place: Sydney embarkation_ship: HMAT Star of Victoria embarkation_ship_number: A16 public_note: ''
20 Oct 1914:	Embarked AIF WW1, 554, 1st Light Horse Regiment, HMAT Star of Victoria, Sydney
16 May 1915:	Involvement AIF WW1, Trooper, 554, 1st Light Horse Regiment, ANZAC / Gallipoli, --- :awm_ww1_roll_of_honour_import: awm_service_number: 554 awm_unit: 1st Australian Light Horse Regiment awm_rank: Trooper awm_died_date: 1915-05-16

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Son of Louis and Nellie Adelt, 'Cromer',Belmont Avenue, Wollstonecroft, Sydney. Native of Caulfield, Melbourne

Brother of 1633 Pte Rudolph Askwith Adelt, 12th Light Horse Regiment, returned to Australia, 1 August 1919;

6311 Sapper Burton Adelt, 1st Field Company Engineers, returned to Australia, 20 January 1917

A good swimmer and member of the Manly Life Saving Club

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