Bert (Herbert Stanley) ADAMS

ADAMS, Bert (Herbert Stanley)

Service Number: 3346
Enlisted: 23 May 1916, Enlisted at Sydney, NSW
Last Rank: Private
Last Unit: 56th Infantry Battalion
Born: Melbourne, Victoria, Australia, 1890
Home Town: Redfern, City of Sydney, New South Wales
Schooling: Not yet discovered
Occupation: Platelayer
Died: Albury, New South Wales , Australia , 1948, cause of death not yet discovered
Cemetery: Not yet discovered
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World War 1 Service

23 May 1916: Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 3346, 56th Infantry Battalion, Enlisted at Sydney, NSW
6 Jul 1916: Promoted AIF WW1, Corporal, 56th Infantry Battalion
4 Sep 1916: Promoted AIF WW1, Sergeant, Prior to embarking
10 Oct 1916: Transferred AIF WW1, Sergeant, 55th Infantry Battalion, From 56th Battalion
20 Jan 1917: Transferred AIF WW1, Sergeant, 56th Infantry Battalion, From 55th Battalion. Later his rank was reverted to Private on 5 September 1917
24 Jan 1917: Involvement Private, 3346, 56th Infantry Battalion, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '19' embarkation_place: Sydney embarkation_ship: HMAT Anchises embarkation_ship_number: A68 public_note: ''
24 Jan 1917: Embarked Private, 3346, 56th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Anchises, Sydney
25 Sep 1917: Wounded AIF WW1, Private, 3346, 56th Infantry Battalion, Gunshot wound to the ack causing contusions
18 Apr 1918: Wounded AIF WW1, Private, 3346, 56th Infantry Battalion, Second occasion. Gassed. Transferred to England on 21 April 1918
8 Aug 1919: Discharged AIF WW1, Private, 3346, 56th Infantry Battalion, Discharged at the 2nd Military District

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Biography contributed by Carol Foster

Son of William John Adams and Martha Adams of Melbourne, Victoria

Husband of Margaret Alice Adams nee O'Sullivan of 40 Marriott Street, Redfern, NSW. Herbert (Bert) and Margaret married during 1916 in the Sydney area, NSW

Commenced return to Australia on 15 May 1919 aboard HT Orontes disembarking at Sydney on 1 July 1919

Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal

Also served in the Militia service number N33283