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ADAMS, William Edward
Personal Details
| Service Number: | 6662 |
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| Enlisted: | 12 October 1916, Enlisted at Sydney, NSW |
| Last Rank: | Sapper |
| Last Unit: | 3rd Tunnelling Company (inc. 6th Tunnelling Company) |
| Born: | Augheredrom, County Tyrone, Ireland, 1891 |
| Home Town: | Sydney, City of Sydney, New South Wales |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Miller |
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Service History
World War 1 Service
| 12 Oct 1916: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Sapper, 6662, Tunnelling Companies, Enlisted at Sydney, NSW | |
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| 17 Jan 1917: | Involvement Sapper, 6662, Tunnelling Companies, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '6' embarkation_place: Melbourne embarkation_ship: RMS Omrah embarkation_ship_number: '' public_note: '' | |
| 17 Jan 1917: | Embarked Sapper, 6662, Tunnelling Companies, RMS Omrah, Melbourne | |
| 14 Apr 1917: | Transferred AIF WW1, Sapper, 1st Anzac Entrenching Battalion, In France | |
| 23 May 1917: | Wounded AIF WW1, Sapper, 6662, 1st Anzac Entrenching Battalion, Gunshot wound to the right groin. | |
| 8 Sep 1917: | Transferred AIF WW1, Sapper, 3rd Tunnelling Company (inc. 6th Tunnelling Company), From 1st ANZAC Entrenching Company | |
| 11 Oct 1917: | Wounded AIF WW1, Sapper, 6662, 3rd Tunnelling Company (inc. 6th Tunnelling Company), Second occasion. Gunshot wound to the eye | |
| 7 Aug 1919: | Discharged AIF WW1, Sapper, 6662, 3rd Tunnelling Company (inc. 6th Tunnelling Company), Discharged at the 2nd Military District |
Personal Stories
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Carol Foster
Son of Mary Ann Adams of Augheredrom, County Tyrone, Ireland. Brother of Charles James Adams who returned to Australia on 11 May 1919 having served with the 3rd Tunnelling Compnay
Commenced return to Australia on 11 May 1919 aboard HT Borda disembarked on 28 June 1919
Medals: Britsh War Medal, Victory Medal