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ADAMS, Amos Arthur
Personal Details
| Service Number: | 1301 |
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| Enlisted: | 28 August 1914, Helena Vale, Western Australia |
| Last Rank: | Private |
| Last Unit: | 11th Infantry Battalion |
| Born: | Cordillo Downs, Farina, South Australia, 27 January 1894 |
| Home Town: | Mount Barker, Adelaide Hills, South Australia |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Labourer |
| Died: | Natural causes, Perth, Western Australia, 12 September 1962, aged 68 years |
| Cemetery: |
Karrakatta Cemetery & Crematorium, Western Australia Setion W1, Grave 0281 Expired 16 December 2005. Internment number K0052906 |
| Memorials: | Albany & Districts Roll of Honour, Farina War Memorial, Western Australian Garden of Remembrance |
Service History
World War 1 Service
| 28 Aug 1914: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 1301, Helena Vale, Western Australia | |
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| 22 Feb 1915: | Embarked AIF WW1, Private, 1301, 11th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Itonus, Fremantle | |
| 22 Feb 1915: | Involvement AIF WW1, Private, 1301, 11th Infantry Battalion, Enlistment/Embarkation WW1, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '10' embarkation_place: Fremantle embarkation_ship: HMAT Itonus embarkation_ship_number: A50 public_note: '' | |
| 7 May 1915: | Involvement AIF WW1, Private, 1301, 11th Infantry Battalion, ANZAC / Gallipoli | |
| 1 Aug 1915: | Wounded AIF WW1, Private, 1301, 11th Infantry Battalion, ANZAC / Gallipoli, Shrapnel wound to the left thigh | |
| 6 May 1917: | Wounded AIF WW1, Private, 1301, 11th Infantry Battalion, Bullecourt (Second), GSW (knee) | |
| 24 Apr 1918: | Discharged AIF WW1, Private, 1301, 11th Infantry Battalion |
Personal Stories
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Carol Foster
Son of Charles Adams and Charlotte Adams nee Hisgrove of Mount Barker, WA. Brother of John Colin Adams, Ivy Muriel Adams and Charlotte Beatrice Maude Adams
Commenced return to Australia on15 February 1918 aboard Llanstephan Castle for discharged due to amputation of the leg below the left knee
During 1920 Amos married May B. Taylor in Perth, WA
Residential address at the time of death was North Perth
Medals: 1914-15 Star, British War Medal, Victory Medal
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