ADAMS, Frederick Charles
| Service Number: | 1651 |
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| Enlisted: | 26 January 1915, Shepparton, Victoria, Australia |
| Last Rank: | Lance Corporal |
| Last Unit: | 57th Infantry Battalion |
| Born: | Lochee, Dundee, Scotland, date not yet discovered |
| Home Town: | Elsternwick, Glen Eira, Victoria |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Orchardist |
| Died: | Died of wounds, France, 19 August 1916, age not yet discovered |
| Cemetery: |
Wimereux Communal Cemetery, Pas-de-Calais - Hauts-de-France Plot 1, Row P, Grave 20, Wimereux Communal Cemetery, Wimereux, Nord Pas de Calais, France |
| Memorials: | Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour |
World War 1 Service
| 26 Jan 1915: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Shepparton, Victoria, Australia | |
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| 16 Jul 1915: | Involvement AIF WW1, Private, 1651, 21st Infantry Battalion, Battle for Pozières , --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '13' embarkation_place: Melbourne embarkation_ship: HMAT Demosthenes embarkation_ship_number: A64 public_note: '' | |
| 16 Jul 1915: | Embarked AIF WW1, Private, 1651, 21st Infantry Battalion, HMAT Demosthenes, Melbourne | |
| 19 Aug 1916: | Involvement AIF WW1, Lance Corporal, 1651, 57th Infantry Battalion, Battle for Pozières , --- :awm_ww1_roll_of_honour_import: awm_service_number: 1651 awm_unit: 57 Battalion awm_rank: Lance Corporal awm_died_date: 1916-08-19 | |
| Date unknown: | Involvement 57th Infantry Battalion, Fromelles (Fleurbaix) |
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Geoffrey Gillon
Lochee is an area in the west of Dundee, Scotland. Until the 19th century, it was a separate town, but was eventually surrounded by the expanding Dundee.
'Lochee' originally referred to the area in which weavers' cottages were situated at the burn which flowed through Balgay Lochee; thus, they were at the eye of the loch or Loch E'e, which eventually became Lochee.
Biography contributed by Geoffrey Gillon
Date of enlistment: 26.01.1915
Place of enlistment: Shepparton, Victoria.
He was 21.
Dundee paid a high price for her war efforts. By the armistice, over 4,000 men and several women had made the ultimate sacrifice. Their names are recorded in the city’s Roll of Honour
Biography
Arrived in Australia aged 18 years
57 Battalion
Rank - Lance Corporal
20 April 1916 - Admitted to hospital with Tuberculois
21 April 1916 - Rejoined unit from hospital
18 August 1918 - Wounded in action. Severe shell wound, left leg
Medals: 1914-15 Star, British War Medal, Victory Medal
Son of James and Jane Moire Adams, of 30 South Road, Lochee, Dundee, Scotland