Herbert Walter ADAMS

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Service Number:	7436
Enlisted:	2 July 1917, Enlisted at Melbourne, Victoria
Last Rank:	Private
Last Unit:	14th Infantry Battalion
Born:	Moonee Ponds, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia, 1897
Home Town:	Moonee Ponds, Moonee Valley, Victoria
Schooling:	Moonee Ponds West State School, Victoria, Australia
Occupation:	Wireworker
Died:	Killed in Action, France, 8 August 1918
Cemetery:	Cerisy-Gailly Military Cemetery Plot 1, Row B, Grave 28 Headstone inscription reads: In memory of the dearly loved son of Mr. & Mrs. Adams of Melbourne.
Memorials:	Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour

2 Jul 1917:	Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 7436, 14th Infantry Battalion, Enlisted at Melbourne, Victoria
21 Nov 1917:	Involvement Private, 7436, 14th Infantry Battalion, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '11' embarkation_place: Melbourne embarkation_ship: HMAT Nestor embarkation_ship_number: A71 public_note: ''
21 Nov 1917:	Embarked Private, 7436, 14th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Nestor, Melbourne

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Son of Herbert Alfred William Adams and Eliza Lily Adams nee Sheldon of 44 Orford Street, Moonee Ponds, Victoria

Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal

Previously served in the Citizen Forces