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ADAMS, Thomas Alexander
Personal Details
| Service Number: | 10946 |
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| Enlisted: | 7 October 1915, Enlisted at Claremont, Tasmania |
| Last Rank: | Gunner |
| Last Unit: | 5th Field Artillery Brigade |
| Born: | Gladstone, Tasmania, Australia, 1893 |
| Home Town: | Lottah, Break O'Day, Tasmania |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Driver |
| Died: | Caulfield, Victoria, Australia, 26 January 1939, cause of death not yet discovered |
| Cemetery: |
Footscray Cemetery, Victoria Church of England section, Sub Section C Commemorated with a plaque in the Victorian Garden of Remembrance |
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Service History
World War 1 Service
| 7 Oct 1915: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Gunner, 10946, 6th Field Artillery Brigade , Enlisted at Claremont, Tasmania | |
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| 5 Jan 1916: | Embarked Gunner, 10946, 6th Field Artillery Brigade , HMAT Afric, Melbourne | |
| 5 Jan 1916: | Involvement Gunner, 10946, 6th Field Artillery Brigade , --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '4' embarkation_place: Melbourne embarkation_ship: HMAT Afric embarkation_ship_number: A19 public_note: '' | |
| 13 May 1916: | Transferred AIF WW1, Gunner, 22nd Field Artillery (Howitzer) Brigade, From the 6th Field Artillery Brigade | |
| 30 Sep 1917: | Transferred AIF WW1, Gunner, 5th Field Artillery Brigade , From the 22nd Field Artillery Brigade | |
| 16 Oct 1917: | Wounded AIF WW1, Gunner, 10946, 5th Field Artillery Brigade , Gassed | |
| 9 Mar 1920: | Discharged AIF WW1, Gunner, 10946, 5th Field Artillery Brigade , Discharged at the 6th Military District as medically unfit due to gassing |
Personal Stories
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Carol Foster
Son of William Adams and Maary Adams nee Lennon of Lottah, Tasmania
During 1921 Thomas married Hazel Roe in Victoria
Commenced return to Australia on 18 July 1919 aboard HT Takada disembarking on the 10 September 1919 at Hobart, Tasmania
Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal