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ADAMS, Thomas Henry
Personal Details
| Service Number: | 3358 |
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| Enlisted: | 4 December 1916, Enlisted at Adelaide, SA |
| Last Rank: | Private |
| Last Unit: | 50th Infantry Battalion |
| Born: | Widness, Lancashire, England, 1882 |
| Home Town: | Whyalla (Formerly Hummock's Hill), Whyalla, South Australia |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Iron Worker |
| Died: | Darwin, Northern Territory, Australia, 19 December 1939, cause of death not yet discovered |
| Cemetery: | Not yet discovered |
| Memorials: | Whyalla WW1 War Memorial |
Service History
World War 1 Service
| 4 Dec 1916: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 3358, 50th Infantry Battalion, Enlisted at Adelaide, SA | |
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| 10 Feb 1917: | Involvement Private, 3358, 50th Infantry Battalion, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '19' embarkation_place: Adelaide embarkation_ship: HMAT Seang Bee embarkation_ship_number: A48 public_note: '' | |
| 10 Feb 1917: | Embarked Private, 3358, 50th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Seang Bee, Adelaide | |
| 16 Oct 1917: | Wounded AIF WW1, Private, 3358, 50th Infantry Battalion, Gunshot wound to the head | |
| 11 Aug 1918: | Wounded AIF WW1, Private, 3358, 50th Infantry Battalion, Second occasion. Gassed | |
| 30 Mar 1919: | Discharged AIF WW1, Private, 3358, 50th Infantry Battalion, Discharged at the 4th Military District |
Personal Stories
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Carol Foster
Address at the time of enlistment was Hummock's Hill, SA (now Whyalla, SA)
Husband of Mary Adams formerly Brugess nee Newell of 108 Sussex Street, Lower Broughton, Manchester, England. Thomas and Mary married on 25 February 1908 in St Silas Church, Liverpool, England. J.M. Kinney officiated
Commenced return to Australia on 15 January 1919 aboard HT City of Exeter disembarking on 25 February 1919
Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal
Served his apprenticeship for Ironwork with Widness Foundry Company, England