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ADAMS, William
Personal Details
| Service Number: | VX45568 |
|---|---|
| Enlisted: | 9 July 1940 |
| Last Rank: | Private |
| Last Unit: | Not yet discovered |
| Born: | Hanley, England, 16 March 1913 |
| Home Town: | Berrigan, Berrigan, New South Wales |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Not yet discovered |
| Died: | Illness, Thailand, 19 August 1943, aged 30 years |
| Cemetery: |
Thanbyuzayat War Cemetery, (Burma) Plot A2, Row C, Grave 20, Thanbyuzayat War Cemetery, Thanbyuzayat, Mon State, Myanmar |
| Memorials: | Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Ballarat Australian Ex-Prisoners of War Memorial, Berrigan ANZAC Remembers Memorial Walls, Berrigan Hospital War Memorial |
Service History
World War 2 Service
| 3 Sep 1939: | Involvement Sapper, VX45568 | |
|---|---|---|
| 9 Jul 1940: | Enlisted Caulfield, Victoria, Australia | |
| 9 Jul 1940: | Enlisted Australian Military Forces (Army WW2), Private, VX45568 |
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Royal Australian Engineers 2/10 Field Company
Rank - Sapper
Son of James Robinson Adams and Nancy May Adams; Husband of Ruby Florence Adams, of Hawthorn, Victoria, Australia