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ADAMS, Sydney Robert
Personal Details
| Service Number: | 11 |
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| Enlisted: | 7 February 1916, Enlisted at Brisbane, QLD |
| Last Rank: | Second Lieutenant |
| Last Unit: | 3rd Machine Gun Company |
| Born: | Kew, Victoria, Australia, 1885 |
| Home Town: | West End, Brisbane, Queensland |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Grocer |
| Died: | Queensland, Australia, 14 March 1948, cause of death not yet discovered |
| Cemetery: | Not yet discovered |
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Service History
World War 1 Service
| 7 Feb 1916: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 11, 11th Machine Gun Company, Enlisted at Brisbane, QLD | |
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| 5 Jun 1916: | Embarked Private, 11, 11th Machine Gun Company, HMAT Borda, Sydney | |
| 5 Jun 1916: | Involvement Private, 11, 11th Machine Gun Company, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '21' embarkation_place: Sydney embarkation_ship: HMAT Borda embarkation_ship_number: A30 public_note: '' | |
| 19 Mar 1918: | Promoted AIF WW1, Second Lieutenant, 42nd Infantry Battalion, From Training school | |
| 15 Aug 1918: | Transferred AIF WW1, 42nd Infantry Battalion, From 11th Machine Gun Company | |
| 22 Oct 1918: | Transferred AIF WW1, Second Lieutenant, 3rd Machine Gun Company, From 42nd Battalion | |
| 27 Mar 1920: | Discharged AIF WW1, Second Lieutenant, 3rd Machine Gun Company, Discharged at the 1st Military District |
Personal Stories
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Carol Foster
Address at the time of enlistment was O'Connell Street, West End, Brisbane, QLD
Son of Robert Richardson Adams and Jane Henrietta Adams nee Seaborne of Kew, Victoria
Next of kin originally given as his sister Grace Gunn of 13 Leamington Terrace, Caulfield, Victoria
Husband of Gladys Mildred Adams nee Ostler. Sydney and Gladys were married on 28 July 1919 St Lukes Church, Bristol, England. Vicar Trevor Fielder officiated
Commenced return to Australia on 9 December 1919 aboard HT Borda
Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal