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ADAM, William Rea
Personal Details
| Service Numbers: | N57103, NX163696 |
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| Enlisted: | 2 May 1939 |
| Last Rank: | Lieutenant |
| Last Unit: | General Hospitals - WW2 |
| Born: | Parramatta, New South Wales, Australia, 28 October 1914 |
| Home Town: | Belfield, New South Wales |
| Schooling: | Canterbury Boys High School, New South Wales, Australia |
| Occupation: | Clerk |
| Died: | Canterbury, New South Wales, Australia, 15 December 1986, aged 72 years, cause of death not yet discovered |
| Cemetery: |
Rookwood Cemetery & Crematorium R1352 |
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Service History
World War 2 Service
| 2 May 1939: | Enlisted Private, N57103, 5th Field Ambulance | |
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| 2 Apr 1940: | Promoted Corporal, 5th Field Ambulance | |
| 5 Dec 1940: | Promoted Sergeant, 5th Field Ambulance | |
| 21 Apr 1942: | Promoted Lieutenant, 14th Field Ambulance | |
| 21 May 1942: | Embarked Lieutenant, NX163696, 14th Field Ambulance, Embarked Sydney to Port Moresby via HOSPITAL SHIP WANGANELLA | |
| 13 Feb 1943: | Enlisted Australian Military Forces (Army WW2), Lieutenant, NX163696 | |
| 5 Nov 1944: | Embarked Lieutenant, NX163696, 3/14 Field Ambulance AMF, Embarked Townsville QLD to Aitape PNG via SS KATOOMBA | |
| 14 Mar 1946: | Transferred Lieutenant, General Hospitals - WW2, Assistant Company Officer | |
| 29 Aug 1946: | Discharged Australian Military Forces (Army WW2), Lieutenant, NX163696 | |
| 4 Feb 1947: | Discharged Lieutenant, NX163696, General Hospitals - WW2, Relinquished appointment and placed on Officer Reserve list |
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