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ADAMS, Thomas Frederick
Personal Details
| Service Number: | 3443 |
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| Enlisted: | 20 October 1916, Enlisted at Longreach, QLD |
| Last Rank: | Lance Corporal |
| Last Unit: | 15th Infantry Battalion |
| Born: | Buxton, Queensland, Australia, 16 June 1894 |
| Home Town: | Barcaldine, Barcaldine, Queensland |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Farmer |
| Died: | 29 October 1963, aged 69 years, cause of death not yet discovered, place of death not yet discovered |
| Cemetery: |
Emu Park Cemetery, Qld Cemetery Portion 1, Grave 106. Interred on the 30 October 1963 |
| Memorials: | Barcaldine War Memorial Clock Tower |
Service History
World War 1 Service
| 20 Oct 1916: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 3443, 47th Infantry Battalion, Enlisted at Longreach, QLD | |
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| 24 Jan 1917: | Embarked Private, 3443, 47th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Ayrshire, Sydney | |
| 24 Jan 1917: | Involvement Private, 3443, 47th Infantry Battalion, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '19' embarkation_place: Sydney embarkation_ship: HMAT Ayrshire embarkation_ship_number: A33 public_note: '' | |
| 7 Oct 1917: | Promoted AIF WW1, Lance Corporal, In England while attending a bayonet instruction course at Tidworth but reverted to the rank of Private when rejoining the 47th Battalion in France | |
| 2 May 1918: | Wounded AIF WW1, Private, 3443, 47th Infantry Battalion, Bullet wound to the right arm | |
| 31 Jul 1918: | Transferred AIF WW1, Private, 42nd Infantry Battalion, From 47th Battalion | |
| 24 Sep 1918: | Promoted AIF WW1, Lance Corporal, 42nd Infantry Battalion, In France | |
| 14 Oct 1918: | Transferred AIF WW1, Lance Corporal, 15th Infantry Battalion, From 42nd Battalion | |
| 29 Sep 1919: | Discharged AIF WW1, Lance Corporal, 3443, 15th Infantry Battalion, Discharged at the st Military District |
Personal Stories
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Carol Foster
Son of Nathaniel Adams and Emily Adams nee Pederson of 'Sherwood', Barcaldine, QLD
Husband of Matilda Frances Adams nee Puckering. Thomas and Matilda married during 1923 in QLD
Commenced return to Australia 1 July 1919 aboard Frankfurt disembarking in Melbourne on 22 August 1919 for onward travel to Brisbane
Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal