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ADAMS, Henry William
Personal Details
| Service Number: | 1784 |
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| Enlisted: | 26 May 1916, Enlisted at Melbourne, Victoria |
| Last Rank: | Private |
| Last Unit: | 5th Infantry Battalion |
| Born: | Kyneton, Victoria, Australia, 1893 |
| Home Town: | Carlsruhe, Macedon Ranges, Victoria |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Farmer Labourer |
| Died: | Kyneton, Victoria, Australia, 1975, cause of death not yet discovered |
| Cemetery: | Not yet discovered |
| Memorials: | Carlsruhe Roll of Honour, Carlsruhe War Memorial, Newham & Districts Roll of Honor |
Service History
World War 1 Service
| 26 May 1916: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 1784, 37th Infantry Battalion, Enlisted at Melbourne, Victoria | |
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| 16 Aug 1916: | Involvement Private, 1784, 37th Infantry Battalion, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '17' embarkation_place: Melbourne embarkation_ship: RMS Orontes embarkation_ship_number: '' public_note: '' | |
| 16 Aug 1916: | Embarked Private, 1784, 37th Infantry Battalion, RMS Orontes, Melbourne | |
| 23 Nov 1916: | Wounded AIF WW1, Private, 1784, 37th Infantry Battalion, Accidentally wounded while unloading wagons | |
| 25 Mar 1917: | Transferred AIF WW1, Private, 65th Infantry Battalion, From the 37th Battalion | |
| 19 Sep 1917: | Transferred AIF WW1, Private, 34th Infantry Battalion, From 65th Battalion | |
| 12 Oct 1917: | Wounded AIF WW1, Private, 1784, 37th Infantry Battalion, Second occasion. Gunshot wound to the right knee | |
| 26 Aug 1918: | Wounded AIF WW1, Private, 1784, 37th Infantry Battalion, Third occasion. Wounds to the arm and left shoulder. Invalided to England on 1 October 1918 | |
| 7 Nov 1918: | Transferred AIF WW1, Private, 5th Infantry Battalion, From 34th Battalion | |
| 30 Apr 1919: | Discharged AIF WW1, Private, 1784, 5th Infantry Battalion, Discharged at the 3rd Military District |
Personal Stories
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Carol Foster
Son of Jesse Adams and Mary Harriet Adams nee Mawson of Carlsruhe Railway Station, Victoria
Commenced return to Australia on 25 January 1919 aboard HT Ceramic disembarking on 23 March 1919
Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal