Albert Ernest ADAMS

ADAMS, Albert Ernest

    Service Numbers: 714, 680
    Enlisted: 20 October 1914, Enlisted at Toowoomba, QLD
    Last Rank: Private
    Last Unit: 41st Infantry Battalion
    Born: London, England, 1 January 1894
    Home Town: Toowoomba, Toowoomba, Queensland
    Schooling: Not yet discovered
    Occupation: Engineer
    Memorials: Glen Innes & District Soldiers Memorial, Glen Innes & District Soldiers Memorial, Toowoomba Roll of Honour WW1, Toowoomba Roll of Honour WW1
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    World War 1 Service

    20 Oct 1914: Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 714, 15th Infantry Battalion, Enlisted at Toowoomba, QLD
    22 Dec 1914: Embarked Private, 714, 17th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Ceramic, Melbourne
    22 Dec 1914: Involvement Private, 714, 17th Infantry Battalion, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '11' embarkation_place: Melbourne embarkation_ship: HMAT Ceramic embarkation_ship_number: A40 public_note: ''
    20 May 1915: Wounded AIF WW1, Private, 714, 15th Infantry Battalion, Bullet wound to the right calf
    30 Jan 1917: Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 680, 11th Machine Gun Company, Enlisted at Toowoomba, QLD
    21 Jun 1917: Involvement Private, 680, 11th Machine Gun Company, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '21' embarkation_place: Melbourne embarkation_ship: HMAT Suevic embarkation_ship_number: A29 public_note: ''
    21 Jun 1917: Embarked Private, 680, 11th Machine Gun Company, HMAT Suevic, Melbourne
    27 Aug 1917: Transferred AIF WW1, 41st Infantry Battalion, From the 11th Machine Gun Company

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    Biography contributed by Carol Foster

    Son of John and Minnie Louisa Adams of 'Ardwell', Prospect Street, Toowoomba, NSW.

    Brother of Sydney James Adams aho was killed in action on the 8 August 1915 while serving with the 15 Battalion and has no known grave. His name appears on the Lone Pine Memorial Panel 44

    Commemnced return to Australia on 21 Janary 1916 aboard HT Commonwealth disembarking in Brisbane on 29 February 1916

    Medals: 1914-15 Star, British War Medal, Victory Medal

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