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ADAMS, Arthur
Personal Details
| Service Number: | 5027 |
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| Enlisted: | 28 January 1916, Enlisted at Melbourne, Victoria |
| Last Rank: | Private |
| Last Unit: | 57th Infantry Battalion |
| Born: | Melbourne Victoria, Australia, 1872 |
| Home Town: | Box Hill, Whitehorse, Victoria |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Labourer |
| Died: | Black Rock, Victoria, Australia, 1950, cause of death not yet discovered |
| Cemetery: |
Box Hill General Cemetery, Victoria |
| Memorials: | Shire of Nunawading Honour Roll |
Service History
World War 1 Service
| 28 Jan 1916: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 5027, 5th Infantry Battalion, Enlisted at Melbourne, Victoria | |
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| 1 Apr 1916: | Involvement Private, 5027, 5th Infantry Battalion, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '8' embarkation_place: Melbourne embarkation_ship: HMAT Suffolk embarkation_ship_number: A23 public_note: '' | |
| 1 Apr 1916: | Embarked Private, 5027, 5th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Suffolk, Melbourne | |
| 19 May 1916: | Transferred AIF WW1, Private, 59th Infantry Battalion, From 5th Battalion | |
| 24 May 1916: | Transferred AIF WW1, Private, 57th Infantry Battalion, From 59th Battalion | |
| 30 Apr 1918: | Discharged AIF WW1, Private, 5027, 57th Infantry Battalion, Discharged at the 3rd Military District due to age and varicose veins |
Personal Stories
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Carol Foster
Husband of Margaret Adams of Tyne Street, Box Hill, Victoria
Commenced return to Australia on 30 January 1918 aboard HT Euripides disembarking as Melbourne on the 21 March 1918
Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal