Percival Edwin ADDEMS

Regimental number2333
Date of birth31 January 1893
Place of birthMount Gambier, South Australia
ReligionMethodist
OccupationBlacksmith
AddressMount Gambier, South Australia
Marital statusSingle
Age at embarkation24.3
Height5' 6"
Weight139 lbs
Next of kinMother, Mrs Elizabeth Addems, Mount Gambier, South Australia
Previous military serviceNil
Enlistment date10 May 1916
Place of enlistmentMillicent, South Australia
Rank on enlistmentPrivate
Unit name5th Pioneer Battalion, Reinforcement 4
AWM Embarkation Roll number14/17/3
Embarkation detailsUnit embarked from Adelaide, South Australia, on board HMAT A55 Itria on 14 August 1916
Rank from Nominal RollPrivate
Unit from Nominal Roll5th Pioneer Battalion
FateReturned to Australia 9 December 1918
Discharge date29 June 1919
Other details

War service: Western Front

Wounded in action, 17 April 1918 (mustard gas shell: slight).

Commenced return to Australia on board HT 'Argyllshire', 9 December 1918; discharged(medically unfit), Adelaide, 29 June 1919.

Total service: 3 years 51 days (of which 2 years 168 days were abroad)

Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal
Date of death13 September 1929
Age at death36
Place of burialLoxton Cemetery, South Australia
SourcesNAA: B2455, ADDEMS Percival Edwin