ADERMANN, Samuel Charles
| Service Number: | B3422 |
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| Enlisted: | 29 November 1941 |
| Last Rank: | Able Seaman |
| Last Unit: | HMAS Penguin (IV) 1939-1940/HMAS Brisbane 1940-1942/HMAS Moreton (I) 1942-1994 (Depot) |
| Born: | BRISBANE, QLD, 21 August 1923 |
| Home Town: | Not yet discovered |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Not yet discovered |
| Memorials: |
World War 2 Service
| 29 Nov 1941: | Enlisted Royal Australian Navy, Able Seaman, B3422, HMAS Penguin (IV) 1939-1940/HMAS Brisbane 1940-1942/HMAS Moreton (I) 1942-1994 (Depot) | |
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| 1 Apr 1946: | Discharged Royal Australian Navy, Able Seaman, B3422, HMAS Penguin (IV) 1939-1940/HMAS Brisbane 1940-1942/HMAS Moreton (I) 1942-1994 (Depot) |
Adermann Samuel Charles S/Corporal 3678 11th Field Ambulance Brigade
Samuel Charles Adermann was born 8 Dec 1891 near the town of Ipswich per his military records. He was apprenticed to Charles Mason of Rosewood for 5 years but when he enlisted in the 11th Field Ambulance Brigade on 30 Aug 1915 he was a Police Constable probably based at Townsville as that is where he enlisted. His next of kin was noted as his father, C Adermann, Wooroolin
Elizabeth Caffrey also mentioned Samuel in her Anzac Day speech at Wooroolin in 2021: Robert’s younger brother, Samuel, (22) a police constable, joined a couple of months later in 1915. He too, was attached to an artillery unit but survived. His two sons, Jack and Samuel served during WW2.
Samuel married Edith Pritchard a couple of months after he joined the army. He returned to Australia in 1919 and continued life as a Policeman. Samuel died in 1986 and is buried at Toowong Cemetery.
Two of their brother-in-law’s also served during WW1 and are listed on the Wooroolin WW1 Honour Board. Kenneth George Patterson who enlisted in the 42nd Australian Infantry Battalion on 3 Dec 1915 and Joseph Sheriff Steele who enlisted on 3 May 1915 in the 11th Light House Regiment A.I.F.
Lest We Forget
Submitted 7 February 2023 by Carol Berry