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ADAMS, Ernest Charles
Personal Details
| Service Number: | 6301 |
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| Enlisted: | 13 September 1915, Enlisted at Melbourne, Victoria |
| Last Rank: | Gunner |
| Last Unit: | 4th Field Artillery Brigade |
| Born: | Yormouth, England, 1895 |
| Home Town: | Bairnsdale, East Gippsland, Victoria |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Ploughman |
| Died: | Ensay, Victoria, Australia, 21 April 1961, cause of death not yet discovered |
| Cemetery: |
Ensay Cemetery, Victoria, Australia |
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Service History
World War 1 Service
| 13 Sep 1915: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Gunner, 6301, 4th Field Artillery Brigade, Enlisted at Melbourne, Victoria | |
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| 18 Nov 1915: | Involvement Gunner, 6301, 4th Field Artillery Brigade, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '3' embarkation_place: Melbourne embarkation_ship: HMAT Wiltshire embarkation_ship_number: A18 public_note: '' | |
| 18 Nov 1915: | Embarked Gunner, 6301, 4th Field Artillery Brigade, HMAT Wiltshire, Melbourne | |
| 13 May 1916: | Transferred AIF WW1, Gunner, 2nd Divisional Ammunition Column, From 4th Field Artillery | |
| 8 Nov 1916: | Transferred AIF WW1, Gunner, 4th Field Artillery Brigade, From 2nd Divisional Ammunition Column including brief time with the 22 Field Battery | |
| 13 Nov 1917: | Wounded AIF WW1, Gunner, 6301, 4th Field Artillery Brigade, Gassed | |
| 2 Aug 1919: | Discharged AIF WW1, Gunner, 6301, 4th Field Artillery Brigade, Discharged at 3rd Military District as medically unfit due to gassing |
Personal Stories
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Carol Foster
Address at the time of enlistment was Bairnsdale, Victoria
Son of Joseph Adams and Edith Fanny Adams nee Scott of 8 Worsley Terrace, Fort Town, Sandown, Isle of Wight
Husband of Alice Adams nee Doman. Ernest and Alice were married on 19 April 1919 Niton Parish Church, Isle of Wight. Father of William Adams, Iris Adams and Ivy Adams
Commenced the return to Australia on 27 April 1919 aboard HT Runic disembarking on the 10 JUen1919
Medals: 1914-15 Star, British War Medal, Victory Medal