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ADAMS, Augustine
Personal Details
| Service Numbers: | 7437, 7437 |
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| Enlisted: | 28 March 1917, Sydney, NSW |
| Last Rank: | Private |
| Last Unit: | 2nd Infantry Battalion |
| Born: | Norfolk Island, 11 December 1881 |
| Home Town: | Norfolk Island, New South Wales, Norfolk Island |
| Schooling: | Norfolk Island |
| Occupation: | Farmer |
| Died: | Norfolk Island, 2 February 1944, aged 62 years, cause of death not yet discovered |
| Cemetery: |
Norfolk Island Cemetery, Kingston, Norfolk Island |
| Memorials: | Norfolk Island Cenotaph, Norfolk Island RSL Roll of Honour, Norfolk Island Roll of Honour |
Service History
World War 1 Service
| 28 Mar 1917: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 7437, 2nd Infantry Battalion, Sydney, NSW | |
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| 14 Jun 1917: | Involvement AIF WW1, Private, 7437, 2nd Infantry Battalion, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '7' embarkation_place: Sydney embarkation_ship: HMAT Hororata embarkation_ship_number: A20 public_note: '' | |
| 14 Jun 1917: | Embarked AIF WW1, Private, 7437, 2nd Infantry Battalion, HMAT Hororata, Sydney | |
| 9 Apr 1919: | Discharged AIF WW1, Private, 7437, 2nd Infantry Battalion, Discharged at the 2nd Military District as medically unfit |
Personal Stories
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Faithe Jones
Son of Byron Stanley Mitchell ADAMS and Maria Edith nee McCOY
Biography contributed by Carol Foster
Husband of Alice Violet Adams of Norfolk Island later of 294 Park Road, Moore Park, NSW. Alice died on Norfolk in 1957
Commenced return to Australia on 27 January 1919 aboard HT Ulysses disembarking on the 15 March 1919
Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal