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ADAMS, John
Personal Details
| Service Number: | 590 |
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| Enlisted: | 13 March 1915, Enlisted at Perth, WA |
| Last Rank: | Lance Corporal |
| Last Unit: | 7th Machine Gun Company |
| Born: | Newburgh, Scotland, 1888 |
| Home Town: | Perth, Western Australia |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Plumber |
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Service History
World War 1 Service
| 13 Mar 1915: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 590, 28th Infantry Battalion, Enlisted at Perth, WA | |
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| 29 Jun 1915: | Involvement Private, 590, 28th Infantry Battalion, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '16' embarkation_place: Fremantle embarkation_ship: HMAT Ascanius embarkation_ship_number: A11 public_note: '' | |
| 29 Jun 1915: | Embarked Private, 590, 28th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Ascanius, Fremantle | |
| 2 Mar 1916: | Transferred AIF WW1, Private, 7th Machine Gun Company, From 28th Battalion | |
| 3 Mar 1916: | Promoted AIF WW1, Lance Corporal, 7th Machine Gun Company | |
| 10 Sep 1917: | Discharged AIF WW1, Lance Corporal, 590, 7th Machine Gun Company, Discharged at 5th Military District as medically unfit due to varicose veins |
Personal Stories
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Carol Foster
Son of Annie Adams of 31 High Street, Newburh, Fifeshire, Scotland
Commenced return to Australia on 10 May 1917 aboard HT Runic for home service due to varicose veins disembarking at Fremantle, WA on 26 June 1917
In April 1967 he was residng at 4/29 McCourt Street, Lakemba, NSW