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ADAMS, Raymond
Personal Details
| Service Number: | 1615 |
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| Enlisted: | 19 February 1916, Enlisted at Townsville, QLD |
| Last Rank: | Private |
| Last Unit: | 47th Infantry Battalion |
| Born: | Cooktown, Queensland, Australia, 15 October 1895 |
| Home Town: | Cooktown, Cook, Queensland |
| Schooling: | Convent of Mercy School, Queensland, Australia |
| Occupation: | Horse breaker |
| Died: | Killed in Action, Belgium, 12 October 1917, aged 21 years |
| Cemetery: |
No known grave - "Known Unto God" |
| Memorials: | Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Menin Gate Memorial (Commonwealth Memorial to the Missing of the Ypres Salient) |
Service History
World War 1 Service
| 19 Feb 1916: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 1615, 47th Infantry Battalion, Enlisted at Townsville, QLD | |
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| 20 Apr 1916: | Embarked Private, 1615, 47th Infantry Battalion, SS Hawkes Bay, Sydney | |
| 20 Apr 1916: | Involvement Private, 1615, 47th Infantry Battalion, Third Ypres, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '19' embarkation_place: Sydney embarkation_ship: SS Hawkes Bay embarkation_ship_number: '' public_note: '' | |
| 23 Jun 1917: | Honoured Military Medal, For consistent devotion to duty whilst acting as a company runner during the attack and capture of final objective east of the Messines between 7 June and 11 June 1917. He carried despatches continously through heavy enemy barrages to and from the front line. On on occasion whilst on a journey he carried a wounded to safely after delivering his despatch London Gazette on 16 August 1917, page 8426, position 2 Commonwealth of Australia Gazette on 20 December 1917, page 3376, position 12 |
Personal Stories
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Faithe Jones
Son of Raymond Henry and Annastasia (nee COSTELLO) ADAMS, John Street, Cooktown, Queensland