ADAMS, John
| Service Number: | Officer |
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| Enlisted: | 19 October 1914 |
| Last Rank: | Major |
| Last Unit: | 14th Infantry Battalion |
| Born: | Bendigo, Victoria, Australia, 6 January 1863 |
| Home Town: | Bendigo, Greater Bendigo, Victoria |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | School teacher |
| Died: | Bendigo, Victoria, Australia, 17 May 1936, aged 73 years, cause of death not yet discovered |
| Cemetery: |
Bendigo Civil Cemetery |
| Memorials: | Bendigo Great War Roll of Honor |
World War 1 Service
| 19 Oct 1914: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Major, Officer, 14th Infantry Battalion | |
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| 22 Dec 1914: | Involvement Major, 14th Infantry Battalion, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '11' embarkation_place: Melbourne embarkation_ship: HMAT Ulysses embarkation_ship_number: A38 public_note: '' | |
| 22 Dec 1914: | Embarked Major, 14th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Ulysses, Melbourne | |
| 25 Apr 1915: | Involvement AIF WW1, Major, 14th Infantry Battalion, ANZAC / Gallipoli | |
| 28 Apr 1915: | Wounded AIF WW1, Major, 14th Infantry Battalion, ANZAC / Gallipoli, GSW sustained at Courtney's Post. Rejoined unit 16 May 1915. | |
| 22 Apr 1916: | Discharged AIF WW1, Major, 14th Infantry Battalion, RTA 29 February 1916 and appointment terminated (MU). He had previously spent several months in hospitals in Malta and UK. |
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Faithe Jones
Colonel John Adams. V.D., died at Bendigo on Sunday, aged 72 years. He was a native of Bendigo, and at an early age joined the Education Department as a teacher. After 47 years' service he retired. He took a keen interest in defence, and joined the cavalry when he was aged 10 years, and was a member until it was disbanded in 1892. Joining the Infantry, he became a lieutenant in 1900. Subsequently he attained the rank of major, and in 1914 was second in command of the 14th Battalion. He was wounded at Courtney's Post two days after the landing at Gallipoli. On recovering he was promoted to the rank of colonel, but later was invalided home. He took an active interest in the Returned Soldiers' League, and was president for several years. Mrs. Adams died some years ago, but a son and daughter survive. The funeral took place at the Bendigo Cemetery on Monday, the services at the house and graveside being conducted by the Rev. W. Maclean, of St. Andrew's church. There was also an Oddfellows' service, and the returned soldiers, led by Colonel G. V. Lansell, M.L.C., also paid a tribute to their comrade's memory.
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