Regimental number | 595 |
Place of birth | Melbourne, Victoria |
Other Names | George Adamson |
Religion | Presbyterian |
Occupation | Clerk |
Address | Normanby Avenue, Malvern, Victoria |
Marital status | Single |
Age at embarkation | 20 |
Height | 6' 0" |
Weight | 164 lbs |
Next of kin | Father, David Hare, Normanby Avenue, Malvern, Victoria |
Previous military service | Served in the Cadets and in the Citizen Military Forces. |
Enlistment date | |
Date of enlistment from Nominal Roll | |
Place of enlistment | Melbourne, Victoria |
Rank on enlistment | Sergeant |
Unit name | 14th Battalion, E Company |
AWM Embarkation Roll number | 23/31/1 |
Embarkation details | Unit embarked from Melbourne, Victoria, on board A38 Ulysses on |
Rank from Nominal Roll | Sergeant |
Unit from Nominal Roll | 14th Battalion |
Fate | Returned to Australia |
Discharge date | |
Other details |
War service: Egypt, Gallipoli Wounded in action (date not recorded); transferred to Kasr el Aini Hospital, Cairo, 1 May 1915 (gun shot wound, left arm). Embarked to rejoin Mediterranean Expeditionary Force, Gallipoli, 25 May 1915. Appointed Company Sergeant Major, 7 June 1915. Reported wounded (second occasion), 8 August 1915 (compound fracture of head); admitted to 2nd General Hospital, Cairo, 12 August 1915. Commenced return to Australia from suez on board HT 'Beltana', 17 September 1915; discharged, Melbourne, 26 April 1916. Medals: 1914-15 Star, British War Medal, Victory Medal |
Date of death | |
Age at death | 66 |
Sources | NAA: B2455, HARE John Adamson |