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ADAMS, John
Personal Details
| Service Number: | 2562 |
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| Enlisted: | 25 July 1915, Cootamundra, New South Wales |
| Last Rank: | Private |
| Last Unit: | 20th Infantry Battalion |
| Born: | Tumbarumba, New South Wales, Australia, 5 February 1894 |
| Home Town: | Tumbarumba, Tumbarumba, New South Wales |
| Schooling: | Tumbarumba Public School, New South Wales, Australia |
| Occupation: | Labourer |
| Died: | Shot Through Chest In No Mans Land, Pozieres, France, 26 July 1916, aged 22 years |
| Cemetery: |
No known grave - "Known Unto God" Australian National Memorial, Villers-Bretonneux, France, Villers-Bretonneux Memorial, Villers-Bretonneux, Picardie, France |
| Memorials: | Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Rosewood Memorial Gates, Tumbarumba District Roll of Honour WW1, Tumbarumba District War Memorial, Tumbarumba Wolseley Park Mechanics Institute District Heroes, Villers-Bretonneux Memorial (Australian National Memorial - France) |
Service History
World War 1 Service
| 25 Jul 1915: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 2562, Cootamundra, New South Wales | |
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| 2 Nov 1915: | Involvement AIF WW1, Private, 2562, 20th Infantry Battalion, Enlistment/Embarkation WW1, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '13' embarkation_place: Sydney embarkation_ship: HMAT Euripides embarkation_ship_number: A14 public_note: '' | |
| 2 Nov 1915: | Embarked AIF WW1, Private, 2562, 20th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Euripides, Sydney | |
| 26 Jul 1916: | Involvement AIF WW1, Private, 2562, 20th Infantry Battalion, Battle for Pozières |
Personal Stories
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Larry Adams
"...2562 Private John (Jack) Adams... 20th Battalion, of Tumbarumba, NSW. A labourer, enlisted... on 5 August 1915, and embarked with the 6th Reinforcements from Sydney onboard HMAT Euripides (A14) on 2 November. Arrived in France for service on the Western Front on 25 March 1916... Took part in the Battle of Pozieres and... was killed in action on 26 July 1916, aged 23 years..." - SOURCE (www.awm.gov.au)
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