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ADAMS, James
Personal Details
| Service Number: | 4745 |
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| Enlisted: | 4 December 1915, Enlisted at Blackboy Hill, WA |
| Last Rank: | Private |
| Last Unit: | 48th Infantry Battalion |
| Born: | Aberdeen, Scotland, 1889 |
| Home Town: | Wellington Mills, Dardanup, Western Australia |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Mill Hand |
| Died: | Western Australia, August 1970, cause of death not yet discovered |
| Cemetery: | Not yet discovered |
| Memorials: |
Service History
World War 1 Service
| 4 Dec 1915: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 4745, 16th Infantry Battalion (WW1), Enlisted at Blackboy Hill, WA | |
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| 1 Apr 1916: | Involvement Private, 4745, 16th Infantry Battalion (WW1), --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '12' embarkation_place: Fremantle embarkation_ship: HMAT Ulysses embarkation_ship_number: A38 public_note: '' | |
| 1 Apr 1916: | Embarked Private, 4745, 16th Infantry Battalion (WW1), HMAT Ulysses, Fremantle | |
| 24 May 1916: | Transferred AIF WW1, Private, 48th Infantry Battalion, From the 16th Battalion | |
| 12 Oct 1917: | Wounded AIF WW1, Private, 4745, 48th Infantry Battalion, Gunshot wound to the left fore arm. Evacuated to England on 6 November 1917 | |
| 19 Jul 1919: | Discharged AIF WW1, Private, 4745, 48th Infantry Battalion, Discharged at the 5th Military District |
Personal Stories
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Carol Foster
Husband of Elizabeth Adams of 116 Parry Street, East Perth, WA
Commenced return to Australia on 13 April 1919 aboard HT Commonwealth disembarking on 4 June 1919
Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal