ADAMS, Maurice
| Service Number: | 102 |
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| Enlisted: | 25 August 1914, Morphettville, South Australia |
| Last Rank: | Sergeant |
| Last Unit: | Anzac Police |
| Born: | South Gloucestershire, England, date not yet discovered |
| Home Town: | Prospect, Prospect, South Australia |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Groom |
| Died: | 25 January 1946, cause of death not yet discovered, place of death not yet discovered, age not yet discovered |
| Cemetery: |
AIF Cemetery, West Terrace Cemetery, Adelaide, South Australia Kendrew Oval; Row No.21; Site No.16; (Grant Expires: 31/12/2032). Section: KO, Road: 21, Site No: 16 |
| Memorials: |
World War 1 Service
| 25 Aug 1914: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Morphettville, South Australia | |
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| 25 Aug 1914: | Involvement AIF WW1, 102, Enlistment/Embarkation WW1 | |
| 22 Oct 1914: |
Involvement
AIF WW1, Private, 102, 3rd Light Horse Regiment, Enlistment/Embarkation WW1, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '1' embarkation_place: Adelaide embarkation_ship: HMAT Port Lincoln embarkation_ship_number: A17 public_note: '' |
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| 22 Oct 1914: | Embarked AIF WW1, Private, 102, 3rd Light Horse Regiment, HMAT Port Lincoln, Adelaide | |
| 9 May 1915: | Involvement AIF WW1, Private, 102, 3rd Light Horse Regiment, ANZAC / Gallipoli | |
| 12 Mar 1916: | Involvement AIF WW1, Private, 102, 5th Division Headquarters | |
| 23 Aug 1916: | Involvement AIF WW1, Sergeant, 102, 5th Division Headquarters | |
| 16 Sep 1916: | Involvement AIF WW1, Sergeant, 102, Anzac Police | |
| 13 Feb 1919: | Discharged AIF WW1 |
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Father ___ and Mother___
14/8/1917 - next-of-kin noted as brother: Alex Adams, Castleton, near Sheffield
Derbyshire, (mother deceased).
19/7/1918 - next-of-kin noted as "wife" Mrs Annie Adams, 74 Lower Redland Road, Bristol, England
Prior to enlisting he lived c/o Mrs Lane, Braund Road, Prospect, SA.
Previous service:
16 years 6th Drag. Gdns Corbineers
3 years South Africa
Described on enlisting as 34 years old; single; 5' 7" tall; 186 lbs; fresh complexion;
blue eyes; fair hair; tattoo (King) right arm & (Queen) left arm; Church of England.
25/8/1914 Enlisted at Morphettville, South Australia
31/8/1914 Commanding Officer appointed Maurice to A Squadron, 3rd Light Horse Reg.
at Morphettville Camp
22/10/1914 embarked from Outer Harbour, Port Adelaide, on board HMAT Port Lincoln A17
as a Private with A Squadron, 3rd Light Horse Regiment
9/5/1915 proceeded to join Mediterranean Expeditionary Forces, Gallipoli
29/7/1915 sick with dysentry to hospital
31/7/1915 transferred to Convalescent Hospital, Mudros
23/11/1915 admitted to No.2 Australian Stationary Hospital, Mudros West
cellulitis to leg
10/12/1915 to duty Sarpa Camp, Mudros
26/12/1915 admitted to Cottonera Hospital, with Fibiositis, in Malta
26/1/1916 embarked on board HS Broner, ex Malta, for Egypt
31/1/1916 disembarked into Alexandria
4/3/1916 transferred to 5th Division Head Quarters
12/3/1916 taken on strength into 5th Division Head Quarters (from 4th)
7/6/1916 embarked on board Transylvania, to join RIF, ex Alexandria
disembarked into Marseilles, France
23/8/1916 promoted to Sergeant
16/9/1916 transferred to Anzac Provost Police Corps - in the field
attached to 5th Division Head Quarters in the field
1-11/8/1917 on leave from France
7/11/1917 Sergeant Mentioned in Sir Douglas Haig despatch for distinguished and gallant
services and devotion to duty during period 26 Feb to midnight 20-21 Sept 1917.
22/11/1917 sick to hospital, France
12/12/1917 rejoined unit
28/12/1917 London Gazette - Awarded 'Mention In Desptaches'
9/2/1918 transferred to Australian Prov Corp Training, France
12/10/1918 marched out to No.4 Camp Parkhouse, pending return to Australia for '1914 leave'
20/10/1918 return to Australia on board HMAT A30 Borda - Submarine Guard duty, ex England
13/2/1919 discharged from service in AIF
Medals:
MID; 1914-15 Star (2153); British War Medal (370); Victory Medal (372)
Total service: 4 years 179 days (overseas 4 years 56 days)
28/9/1920 lived at Asquith Street, Prospect Gardens, South Australia.
25/1/1946 Maurice passed away (65 years old)
buried in: West Terrace Cemetery
AIF Section - Kendrew Oval; Row No.21; Site No.16; (Grant Expires: 31/12/2032).
Sourced and submitted by Julianne T Ryan. 25/5/2015. Lest we forget.
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