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ADAM, James
Personal Details
| Service Number: | 6216 |
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| Enlisted: | 31 March 1916, Place of enlistment - Melbourne, Victoria |
| Last Rank: | Private |
| Last Unit: | 14th Infantry Battalion |
| Born: | Lake Omerod, South Australia, 1885 |
| Home Town: | Wangerrip, Colac-Otway, Victoria |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Labourer |
| Died: | 8 February 1956, cause of death not yet discovered, place of death not yet discovered |
| Cemetery: |
Gisborne Cemetery |
| Memorials: | Ballarat Australian Ex-Prisoners of War Memorial |
Service History
World War 1 Service
| 31 Mar 1916: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 6216, 14th Infantry Battalion, Place of enlistment - Melbourne, Victoria | |
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| 7 Sep 1916: | Embarked AIF WW1, Private, 6216, 14th Infantry Battalion, Embarked on HMAT 'A15' Port Sydney from Melbourne on 7th September 1916, disembarking Plymouth, England on 29th October 1916. HMAT 'A15' Port Sydney was originally named Star of England and was part of the first convoy to depart King George's Sound, Western Australia on 1 November, 1914. | |
| 10 Apr 1917: | Imprisoned Captured at Bullencourt, interned at Limburg at Friedrichsfeld Camps | |
| 10 Apr 1919: | Embarked AIF WW1, Private, 6216, 14th Infantry Battalion, Embarked on HMAT 'A7' Medic from England on 10th April 1919, disembarked at Melbourne on 31st May 1919. | |
| 8 Jul 1919: | Discharged AIF WW1, Private, 6216, 14th Infantry Battalion |
Personal Stories
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Daryl Jones
Son of William ADAM of Wangerrip, Victoria.
Brother of
- 102 Sergeant John Peter ADAM (MM) - 2nd Machine Gun Battalion, Returned to Australia 30th April 1919
- 5977 Private Joseph George ADAM - 14th Infantry Battalion, returned to Australia12th December 1916