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ADAMS, William Herbert Hickson
Personal Details
| Service Numbers: | 65936, 65938 |
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| Enlisted: | 28 August 1917, Adelaide, South Australia |
| Last Rank: | Private |
| Last Unit: | 4th Infantry Battalion |
| Born: | Alberton, South Australia, 11 January 1895 |
| Home Town: | Port Adelaide, Port Adelaide Enfield, South Australia |
| Schooling: | Alberton Public School |
| Occupation: | Mercer |
| Died: | Victor Harbor, South Australia, 9 September 1951, aged 56 years, cause of death not yet discovered |
| Cemetery: | Not yet discovered |
| Memorials: | Queenstown Alberton Public School Great War Honor Roll |
Service History
World War 1 Service
| 28 Aug 1917: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 65936, 16th to 27th Reinforcements (NSW), Enlisted at Port Adelaide, SA | |
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| 28 Aug 1917: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Adelaide, South Australia | |
| 4 Sep 1918: | Involvement AIF WW1, Private, 65938, 16th to 27th Reinforcements (NSW), --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '20' embarkation_place: Sydney embarkation_ship: HMAT Bakara embarkation_ship_number: A41 public_note: '' | |
| 4 Sep 1918: | Embarked AIF WW1, Private, 65936, Embarked on H.M.A.T. Bakara at Sydney, NSW | |
| 4 Sep 1918: | Embarked AIF WW1, Private, 65938, 16th to 27th Reinforcements (NSW), HMAT Bakara, Sydney | |
| 14 Nov 1918: | Transferred AIF WW1, 4th Infantry Battalion, From reinforcements | |
| Date unknown: | Wounded 65936, 4th Infantry Battalion |
Personal Stories
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Carol Foster
Son of John Herbert Leslie Adams and Augusta Kate Adams nee Skinner of Port Adelaide.
Husband of Mabel Elizabeth Adams nee Hooper of Murray Bridge, SA. William and Mabel were married on the 30 January 1915 in St Andrew Church, Walkerville, SA
Father of Margaret Elizabeth Adams, Joan Mabel Augusta Adams and John Willam Adams
Commenced return to Australia on 31 May 1919 aboard HT Aeneas disembarking on the 12 July 1919 at Melbourne for onward travel to Adelaide
Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal
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