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ADAMS, John
Personal Details
| Service Number: | 2101 |
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| Enlisted: | 21 March 1915, Enlisted at Ayr, QLD |
| Last Rank: | Private |
| Last Unit: | 15th Infantry Battalion |
| Born: | Edinburgh, Scotland, 4 August 1886 |
| Home Town: | Darlinghurst, City of Sydney, New South Wales |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Printer |
| Died: | Ayr, Queensland, Australia, 24 February 1945, aged 58 years, cause of death not yet discovered |
| Cemetery: |
Ayr Cemetery, Queensland Grave 1823. Commemorated with a plaque in the QLD Garden of Remembrance |
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Service History
World War 1 Service
| 21 Mar 1915: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 2101, 15th Infantry Battalion, Enlisted at Ayr, QLD | |
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| 12 Jun 1915: | Involvement Private, 2101, 15th Infantry Battalion, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '11' embarkation_place: Brisbane embarkation_ship: HMAT Karoola embarkation_ship_number: A63 public_note: '' | |
| 12 Jun 1915: | Embarked Private, 2101, 15th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Karoola, Brisbane | |
| 7 Aug 1915: | Wounded AIF WW1, Private, 2101, 15th Infantry Battalion, ANZAC / Gallipoli, Shrapnel wounds to the calf of his right leg. Invalided to 1st Australian General Hospital | |
| 31 Mar 1916: | Discharged AIF WW1, Private, 2101, 15th Infantry Battalion, Discharged at 1st Military District |
Personal Stories
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Carol Foster
Son of Peter Adams and Mary Adams nee Brown of 65 Thistle Street, Edinburgh, Scotland
Address at the time of enlistment was given as C/- J.P. Lindsay of 186 Palmer Street, Darlinghurst, NSW but he was living in Ayr, QLD when he enlisted
Commenced return to Australia on 4 December 1915 aboard HT Themistocles disembarking on 2 January 1916
Medals: 1914-15 Star, British War Medal, Victory Medal
Served a seven year apprenticeship with Colston & Co., Printers of Edinburgh, Scotland
Husband of Norah Elizabeth Adams nee Kay of Ayr, QLD. John and Norah married on 20 November 1920 in QLD