| Regimental number | 5307 |
| Place of birth | Auburn, Victoria |
| Religion | Methodist |
| Occupation | Brickmaker |
| Address | 53 Henry Street, Auburn, Victoria |
| Marital status | Married |
| Age at embarkation | 25 |
| Height | 5' 2.75" |
| Weight | 127 lbs |
| Next of kin | Wife, Mrs Florence May Adamson, 46 Lilydale Road, Auburn, Victoria |
| Previous military service | Served for 6 months in Hawthorn Rifle Club; previously rejected for enlistment on account of teeth. |
| Enlistment date | |
| Date of enlistment from Nominal Roll | |
| Place of enlistment | Melbourne, Victoria |
| Rank on enlistment | Private |
| Unit name | 22nd Battalion, 14th Reinforcement |
| AWM Embarkation Roll number | 23/39/4 |
| Embarkation details | Unit embarked from Melbourne, Victoria, on board HMAT A32 Themistocles on |
| Rank from Nominal Roll | Private |
| Unit from Nominal Roll | 22nd Battalion |
| Fate | Killed in Action |
| Place of death or wounding | Bullecourt, France |
| Date of death | |
| Age at death | 26 |
| Place of burial | Canadian Cemetery No 2 (Plot XX, Row B, Grave No 29), Neuville St Vaast, France |
| Panel number, Roll of Honour, Australian War Memorial | 95 |
| Other details |
War service: Western Front Embarked Melbourne, 28 July 1916; disembarked Plymouth, England, 11 September 1916. Proceeded overseas to France from 6th Training Bn, 16 November 1916; taken on strength, 22nd Bn, in the field, 4 December 1916. Reported Wounded and missing in Action, 3 May 1917. Now, 11 August 1917, reported Killed in Action, 3 May 1917. Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal Originally listed as 'No known grave', and name recorded on the Australian National Memorial, Villers-Bretonneux, France. Remains discovered in an isolated grave in 1955, and reburied in Canadian Cemetery No 2. |
| Sources | NAA: B2455, ADAMSON Arthur Thomas |
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