Regimental number | 1651 |
Place of birth | Portland, Victoria |
School | State School, Victoria |
Religion | Methodist |
Occupation | Farmer |
Address | Leylands, Myamyn, Hamilton, Victoria |
Marital status | Single |
Age at embarkation | 23 |
Height | 5' 8" |
Weight | 172 lbs |
Next of kin | Father, Thomas Adamson, Leylands, Myamyn, Hamilton, Victoria |
Previous military service | Nil |
Enlistment date | |
Date of enlistment from Nominal Roll | |
Place of enlistment | Melbourne, Victoria |
Rank on enlistment | Private |
Unit name | 23rd Battalion, 2nd Reinforcement |
AWM Embarkation Roll number | 23/40/2 |
Embarkation details | Unit embarked from Melbourne, Victoria, on board HMAT A64 Demosthenes on |
Rank from Nominal Roll | Private |
Unit from Nominal Roll | 23rd Battalion |
Fate | Killed in Action |
Place of death or wounding | Gallipoli, Turkey |
Date of death | |
Age at death | 26.7 |
Age at death from cemetery records | 26 |
Place of burial | Lone Pine Cemetery (Plot I, Row A, Grave No. 21), Gallipoli, Turkey |
Panel number, Roll of Honour, Australian War Memorial | 98 |
Miscellaneous information from cemetery records | Parents: Thomas Edmund and Fanny Ann ADAMSON, Myamyn, Victoria |
Family/military connections | Cousins: 1939 Pte Frank FRANKLIN, 14th Bn, killed in action, 27 August 1915; 53 Pte Benjamin FRANKLIN MM, 13th Light Horse Regiment, returned to Australia, 27 April 1919. |
Other details |
War service: Egypt, Gallipoli Taken on strength, 23rd Bn, Gallipoli, 11 November 1915. Killed in action, 6 December 1915. Medals: 1914-15 Star, British War Medal, Victory Medal |
Sources | NAA: B2455, ADAMSON Charles Wesley |