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ADAMS, Alfred Sunderland
Personal Details
| Service Number: | 17 |
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| Enlisted: | 21 August 1914 |
| Last Rank: | Private |
| Last Unit: | 5th Infantry Battalion |
| Born: | Albury, New South Wales, Australia, 15 July 1894 |
| Home Town: | Albury, Albury Municipality, New South Wales |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Clerk |
| Died: | Bronchial Pneumonia, Treannam Hospital, Shoreham, Victoria, Australia, 30 August 1977, aged 83 years |
| Cemetery: | Not yet discovered |
| Memorials: | Albury St. Matthew's Anglican Church War Memorial |
Service History
World War 1 Service
| 21 Aug 1914: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 17, 5th Infantry Battalion | |
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| 21 Oct 1914: | Involvement Private, 17, 5th Infantry Battalion, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '8' embarkation_place: Melbourne embarkation_ship: HMAT Orvieto embarkation_ship_number: A3 public_note: '' | |
| 21 Oct 1914: | Embarked Private, 17, 5th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Orvieto, Melbourne | |
| 1 May 1915: | Wounded AIF WW1, Private, 17, 5th Infantry Battalion, Wounding occurred between 1-10 May 1915 fracturing the forearm | |
| 1 Aug 1916: | Discharged AIF WW1, Private, 17, 5th Infantry Battalion, Discharged at the 3rd Military District |
Personal Stories
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Carol Foster
Son of George Sunderland Adams and Eurie Isabel Adams nee Thornton of Guinea Street, Albury, NSW
Husband of Joyce Elizabeth Adams nee Lugg of 12 Coastal Road, Flinders, Victoria. Alfred and joyce were married on the 21 December 1918 in St Pauls Church, Port Pirie, SA
Commenced return to Australia on 29 July 1915 aboard HT Hororata disembarked on 28 August 1915
Previousl served for two years with each of the cadets and the Citizen Military Forces
Medals: 1914-15 Star, British War Medal, Victory Medal
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