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ADAM, Robert Henry
Personal Details
| Service Numbers: | 502, N351242 |
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| Enlisted: | 15 March 1916, Bendigo, Vic. |
| Last Rank: | Lieutenant |
| Last Unit: | 38th Infantry Battalion |
| Born: | Janiember East, Victoria, Australia, 9 August 1889 |
| Home Town: | Janiember East, Loddon, Victoria |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Farmer |
| Died: | Natural Causes, Tottenham, New South Wales, Australia, 29 May 1977, aged 87 years |
| Cemetery: |
Tottenham Cemetery, New South Wales, Australia |
| Memorials: | Bears Lagoon 'Mossop' Memorial Tree, Bears Lagoon Great European War Roll of Honour, Bears Lagoon School Roll of Honor, Bendigo Great War Roll of Honor, Pyramid Hill Central Molga School Roll of Honour |
Service History
World War 1 Service
| 15 Mar 1916: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Lance Corporal, 502, 38th Infantry Battalion, Bendigo, Vic. | |
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| 20 Jun 1916: | Involvement Private, 502, 38th Infantry Battalion, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '18' embarkation_place: Melbourne embarkation_ship: HMAT Runic embarkation_ship_number: A54 public_note: '' | |
| 20 Jun 1916: | Embarked Private, 502, 38th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Runic, Melbourne | |
| 27 Jan 1917: | Promoted AIF WW1, Corporal, 38th Infantry Battalion, France | |
| 7 Jun 1917: | Involvement AIF WW1, Corporal, 502, 38th Infantry Battalion, Battle of Messines | |
| 13 Jul 1917: | Promoted AIF WW1, Sergeant, 38th Infantry Battalion, Belgium | |
| 4 Sep 1917: | Transferred AIF WW1, Sergeant, 10th Training Battalion, UK | |
| 5 Jan 1918: | Transferred AIF WW1, Sergeant, 38th Infantry Battalion, France | |
| 28 Mar 1918: | Involvement AIF WW1, Sergeant, 502, 38th Infantry Battalion, German Spring Offensive 1918, Morlancourt | |
| 11 Aug 1918: | Wounded AIF WW1, Sergeant, 502, 38th Infantry Battalion, The Battle of Amiens, GSW to left leg sustained during the attack on Proyart. Evacuated to UK. Never rejoined unit. | |
| 4 Jun 1919: | Discharged AIF WW1, Sergeant, 502, 38th Infantry Battalion, RTA 25 January 1919 and discharged (MU). |
World War 2 Service
| 1 May 1942: | Enlisted Australian Military Forces (WW2) , Lieutenant, N351242 |
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