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ADAMS, Colin Cyril
Personal Details
| Service Number: | SX12335 |
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| Enlisted: | 23 April 1941, Adelaide, SA |
| Last Rank: | Private |
| Last Unit: | 2nd/24th Infantry Battalion |
| Born: | Blyth, South Australia, 16 January 1920 |
| Home Town: | Brinkworth, Wakefield, South Australia |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Labourer |
| Died: | 14 November 2018, aged 98 years, cause of death not yet discovered, place of death not yet discovered |
| Cemetery: | Not yet discovered |
| Memorials: | Snowtown Memorial Hospital Honour Roll WW2 |
Service History
World War 2 Service
| 23 Apr 1941: | Involvement Private, SX12335, 2nd/24th Infantry Battalion | |
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| 23 Apr 1941: | Enlisted Australian Military Forces (Army WW2), Private, SX12335, 2nd/24th Infantry Battalion | |
| 23 Apr 1941: | Enlisted Adelaide, SA | |
| 18 Sep 1941: | Embarked Private, SX12335, Embarked for the Middle East with convoy US 128 disembarking on 20 October 1941 at Derna |
World War 1 Service
| 9 Nov 1942: | Wounded Private, SX12335, Bullet wounds to the hip and buttock and evacuated to Australia disembarking at Melbourne |
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World War 2 Service
| 1 Aug 1943: | Embarked Private, SX12335, Embarked on board Westralia at Cairns disembarking at Milne Bay on 4 August 1943 | |
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| 14 Sep 1943: | Wounded Private, SX12335, Wounded but remained on duty | |
| 27 Nov 1944: | Discharged | |
| 27 Nov 1944: | Discharged Australian Military Forces (Army WW2), Private, SX12335, 2nd/24th Infantry Battalion | |
| Date unknown: | Involvement |
Personal Stories
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Carol Foster
Son of George Adams and Violet Hilda Adams nee Everett. Husband of Pat Adams. Father of Bob, Kym, Barry and Raylene
Brother of Lily Grace Adams, George Douglas Adams, Keith John Adams and Richard Cecil Maxwell Adams
21 January 1942 - to hospital with Measles
Issued with Return From Active Service badge number A44237