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ADAIR, Alan Percy Hamilton
Personal Details
| Service Number: | 592 |
|---|---|
| Enlisted: | 21 August 1914 |
| Last Rank: | Lieutenant |
| Last Unit: | 25th Infantry Battalion |
| Born: | Maryborough, Queensland, 19 February 1895 |
| Home Town: | Maryborough, Fraser Coast, Queensland |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Surveyor |
| Died: | Natural Causes, Queensland, 29 January 1935, aged 39 years |
| Cemetery: |
Toowong (Brisbane General) Cemetery, Queensland |
| Memorials: | Charters Towers Queenton State School Roll of Honour, Maryborough City Hall Honour Roll, Queensland Garden of Remembrance (Pinnaroo), Qld |
Service History
World War 1 Service
| 21 Aug 1914: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 592, 9th Infantry Battalion | |
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| 24 Sep 1914: | Involvement AIF WW1, Sergeant, 592, 9th Infantry Battalion, Enlistment/Embarkation WW1, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '9' embarkation_place: Brisbane embarkation_ship: HMAT Omrah embarkation_ship_number: A5 public_note: '' | |
| 24 Sep 1914: | Embarked AIF WW1, Sergeant, 592, 9th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Omrah, Brisbane | |
| 25 Apr 1915: | Wounded ANZAC / Gallipoli, GSW arm | |
| 25 Apr 1915: | Involvement AIF WW1, Sergeant, 592, 9th Infantry Battalion, ANZAC / Gallipoli | |
| 7 Nov 1916: | Transferred AIF WW1, Second Lieutenant, 41st Infantry Battalion | |
| 12 May 1917: | Promoted AIF WW1, Lieutenant, 41st Infantry Battalion | |
| 7 Jun 1917: | Wounded Battle of Messines, Gas | |
| 20 Dec 1917: | Transferred AIF WW1, Lieutenant, 25th Infantry Battalion | |
| 9 Aug 1918: | Wounded "The Last Hundred Days", GSW testicles | |
| 9 Mar 1919: | Discharged AIF WW1, Lieutenant, 25th Infantry Battalion |
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"ADAIR.- The Funeral of Alan Percy Hamilton Adair, late of 9th, 25th, and 41st Battalions, A.I.F., will move from the Funeral Parlour, Wickham Street, Valley, This (Wednesday) Afternoon, at 2.45 o'clock, to the Toowong Cemetery." - from the Courier Mail 30 Jan 1935 (nla.gov.au)
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