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Walter ADAMS

Regimental number2559
Place of birthGulgong New South Wales
ReligionRoman Catholic
OccupationLabourer
AddressManioi, Manilla, New South Wales
Marital statusSingle
Age at embarkation21
Next of kinMother, Mrs C Adams, Cudgebegong via Two Mile Flat, New South Wales
Enlistment date4 August 1915
Date of enlistment from Nominal Roll4 August 1915
Rank on enlistmentPrivate
Unit name17th Battalion, 6th Reinforcement
AWM Embarkation Roll number23/34/2
Embarkation detailsUnit embarked from Sydney, New South Wales, on board HMAT A14 Euripides on 2 November 1915
Rank from Nominal RollPrivate
Unit from Nominal Roll5th Pioneer Battalion
FateReturned to Australia 8 April 1919
Miscellaneous information from
  cemetery records
Plaque in New South Wales Garden of Remembrance
Other details

Medals: 1914-15 Star, British War Medal, Victory Medal

Date of death14 June 1976

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