William Joseph ADAMS

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Service Number:	2127
Enlisted:	9 March 1916, Lismore, New South Wales, Australia
Last Rank:	Private
Last Unit:	25th Infantry Battalion
Born:	Point Plesant, England, date not yet discovered
Schooling:	London County Council Boys School, Wandsworth, England
Occupation:	Farm Hand
Died:	Killed in Action, France, 20 April 1917, age not yet discovered
Cemetery:	No known grave - "Known Unto God" Villers-Brettoneux Memorial , Villers-Bretonneux Memorial, Villers-Bretonneux, Picardie, France
Memorials:	Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Villers-Bretonneux Memorial (Australian National Memorial - France)

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9 Mar 1916:	Enlisted AIF WW1, Lismore, New South Wales, Australia
16 Aug 1916:	Involvement AIF WW1, Private, 2127, 49th Infantry Battalion, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '19' embarkation_place: Brisbane embarkation_ship: HMAT Boorara embarkation_ship_number: A42 public_note: ''
16 Aug 1916:	Embarked AIF WW1, Private, 2127, 49th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Boorara, Brisbane
20 Apr 1917:	Involvement AIF WW1, Private, 2127, 25th Infantry Battalion, --- :awm_ww1_roll_of_honour_import: awm_service_number: 2127 awm_unit: 25 Battalion awm_rank: Private awm_died_date: 1917-04-20
Date unknown:	Involvement 25th Infantry Battalion, Battle for Pozières

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