Allan Bass ADAMS

ADAMS, Allan Bass

Service Numbers: 1198, 1198
Enlisted: 20 March 1916, Enlisted at Lismore, NSW
Last Rank: Private
Last Unit: 41st Infantry Battalion
Born: Brisbane, Queensland, Australia, 18 August 1896
Home Town: Bangalow, Byron Shire, New South Wales
Schooling: Not yet discovered
Occupation: Farmer
Died: Queensland, Australia, 12 June 1977, aged 80 years, cause of death not yet discovered
Cemetery: Not yet discovered
Memorials: Bangalow Residents of Opossum Creek Roll of Service
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World War 1 Service

20 Mar 1916: Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 1198, 42nd Infantry Battalion, Enlisted at Lismore, NSW
5 Jun 1916: Involvement Private, 1198, 42nd Infantry Battalion, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '18' embarkation_place: Sydney embarkation_ship: HMAT Borda embarkation_ship_number: A30 public_note: ''
5 Jun 1916: Embarked Private, 1198, 42nd Infantry Battalion, HMAT Borda, Sydney
23 Oct 1918: Transferred AIF WW1, Private, 41st Infantry Battalion, From the 42nd Battalion
20 Jan 1920: Discharged AIF WW1, Private, 1198, 41st Infantry Battalion, Discharged at the 3rd Military District

World War 2 Service

26 May 1942: Enlisted

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Biography contributed by Carol Foster

Birth name registered as William Allan Bass Adams

Son of Allan Bass Adams and Sarah Ellen Adams nee Hey of Possum Creek, Bangalow, NSW. Brother of Christopher Adams, Kenneth Adams and Herbert Kitchener

Commenced return to Australia on 8 October 1919 aboard HT Devon disembarking on the 27 November 1919

Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal

Previously served in the cadets and the Citizen Forces 4th Light Horse