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ADAMS, Jonathon (John) Benjamin
Personal Details
| Service Number: | 6458 |
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| Enlisted: | 20 September 1915, Enlisted at Melbourne, Victoria |
| Last Rank: | Private |
| Last Unit: | 5th Infantry Battalion |
| Born: | Shepparton, Victoria, Australia, 1883 |
| Home Town: | Shepparton, Greater Shepparton, Victoria |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Butcher |
| Memorials: | Euroa Telegraph Park, Shepparton Pine Lodge South State School No 2513 Roll of Honor |
Service History
World War 1 Service
| 20 Sep 1915: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 6458, 5th Infantry Battalion, Enlisted at Melbourne, Victoria | |
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| 2 Oct 1916: | Involvement Private, 6458, 5th Infantry Battalion, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '8' embarkation_place: Melbourne embarkation_ship: HMAT Nestor embarkation_ship_number: A71 public_note: '' | |
| 2 Oct 1916: | Embarked Private, 6458, 5th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Nestor, Melbourne | |
| 13 Jun 1917: | Discharged AIF WW1, Private, 6458, 5th Infantry Battalion, Discharged at 3rd Military District as medically unfit due to Mania |
Personal Stories
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Carol Foster
Birth name registered as Jonathon Benjamin Adams
Son of Chrles Adams and Mary Ann Adams nee Vicars of Pine Lodge South, Shepparton, Victoria
Commenced return to Australia on 22 February 1917 aboard HS Karoola disembaarking on the 2 March 1917
Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal