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ADAMS, Frank
Personal Details
| Service Number: | 2104 |
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| Enlisted: | 15 March 1915, Enlisted at Melbourne, Victoria |
| Last Rank: | Private |
| Last Unit: | 5th Infantry Battalion |
| Born: | Melbourne, Victoria, Australia, 1890 |
| Home Town: | Spotswood, Hobsons Bay, Victoria |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Grocer |
| Died: | Heidelberg, Victoria, Australia, 20 April 1972, cause of death not yet discovered |
| Cemetery: | Not yet discovered |
| Memorials: | Werribee Shire Great War Roll of Honor |
Service History
World War 1 Service
| 15 Mar 1915: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 2104, 5th Infantry Battalion, Enlisted at Melbourne, Victoria | |
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| 25 Jun 1915: | Involvement Private, 2104, 5th Infantry Battalion, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '8' embarkation_place: Sydney embarkation_ship: HMAT Ceramic embarkation_ship_number: A40 public_note: '' | |
| 25 Jun 1915: | Embarked Private, 2104, 5th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Ceramic, Sydney | |
| 18 Aug 1915: | Wounded AIF WW1, Private, 2104, 5th Infantry Battalion, ANZAC / Gallipoli, Serious shell wound to the head fracturing the skull. Transferred from Cairo to England on 8 September 1915 | |
| 30 Jul 1916: | Discharged AIF WW1, Private, 2104, 5th Infantry Battalion, Discharged at the 3rd Military District as medically unfit due to wounding |
Personal Stories
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Carol Foster
Birth name registered as Frank Raphael Adams. Husband of Stella Adams nee Dilks of Seddon Street, Footscray, Victoria. Frank and Stella married in Victoria during 1918
Son of George Raphael (Charlie) Adams and Annie Adams nee Miles of Ferguson Street, Spotswood, Victoria
Commenced return to Australia on 1 March 1916 aboard HT Suevic disembarking on the 22 April 1916
Medals: 1914-15 Star, British War Medal, Victory Medal
In May 1967 Frank was residing in Wairoa Avenue, East Brighton, Victoria