Regimental number | 1381 |
Date of birth | |
Place of birth | Liverpool, New South Wales |
School | Orange Grove Public School, New South Wales |
Religion | Congregational |
Occupation | Wardsman |
Address | 86 Francis Street, Leichhardt, Sydney, New South Wales |
Marital status | Single |
Age at embarkation | 23 |
Next of kin | Father, James Adams, 86 Francis Street, Leichhardt, Sydney, New South Wales |
Enlistment date | |
Date of enlistment from Nominal Roll | |
Rank on enlistment | Private |
Unit name | 2nd Light Horse Regiment, 11th Reinforcement |
AWM Embarkation Roll number | 10/7/3 |
Embarkation details | Unit embarked from Sydney, New South Wales, on board HMAT A47 Mashobra on |
Rank from Nominal Roll | Gunner |
Unit from Nominal Roll | 5th Divisional Ammunition Column |
Fate | Returned to Australia |
Family/military connections | Brothers: 703 Corporal James Alexander ADAMS, 1st Light Trench Mortar Battery, returned to Australia, 14 December 1918; 3591 Driver Francis Charles ADAMS, Australian Mechanical Transport Section, effective abroad (still overseas); 2,139,079 Pte William J ADAMS, 1st No. 11 Volunteers, British Columbia (b. Pyrmont, New South Wales; enlisted in Canada; served in France). |
Other details | War service: Egypt, France (where he transferred to the artillery). |