| Regimental number | 3017 |
| Date of birth | |
| Place of birth | Kurting via Inglewood, Victoria |
| School | Central Mologa and Pyramid Hill State Schools, Victoria |
| Religion | Presbyterian |
| Occupation | Farm hand |
| Address | East Pingelly, Western Australia |
| Marital status | Single |
| Age at embarkation | 23 |
| Height | 5' 8" |
| Weight | 150 lbs |
| Next of kin | Father, John Adam, 'Waanyarra', East Pingelly, Western Australia |
| Previous military service | Nil |
| Enlistment date | |
| Date of enlistment from Nominal Roll | |
| Place of enlistment | Perth, Western Australia |
| Rank on enlistment | Private |
| Unit name | 44th Battalion, 7th Reinforcement |
| AWM Embarkation Roll number | 23/61/3 |
| Embarkation details | Unit embarked from Fremantle, Western Australia, on board HMAT A28 Miltiades on |
| Rank from Nominal Roll | Private |
| Unit from Nominal Roll | 44th Battalion |
| Fate | Killed in Action |
| Place of death or wounding | Hamel, France |
| Date of death | |
| Age at death | 24.11 |
| Place of burial | Adelaide Cemetery Villers-Bretonneux (Plot III, Row S, Grave No. 14), France |
| Panel number, Roll of Honour, Australian War Memorial | 137 |
| Miscellaneous information from cemetery records | Parents: John and Margaret ADAM, 'Waanyarra', Pingelly East, Western Australia |
| Family/military connections | Brother: Lieutenant James ADAM, 44th Battalion, Killed in Action, 26 August 1918. |
| Other details |
War service: Western Front Embarked Fremantle, 29 January 1917; disembarked Devonport, England, 27 March 1917; marched into AIF Details, Fovant, 28 March 1917. Marched into 11th Training Bn, 18 April 1917. Admitted to Parkhouse Military Hospital, 5 June 1917 (mumps); marched into 11th Training Bn, 26 June 1917. Proceeded overseas to France, 20 August 1917; marched into 3rd Australian Divisional Base Depot, Le Havre, 21 August 1917. Proceeded to unit, 29 August 1917; taken on strength of 44th Bn, in the field, 1 September 1917. Admitted to No 10 Australian Field Ambulance, 25 February 1918 (influenza); transferred to Divisional Rest Station (No 11 Australian Field Ambulance), 27 February 1918 (laryngitis); discharged, 5 March 1918; rejoined unit, 6 March 1918. On leave to England, 19 March 1918; rejoined unit, 8 April 1918. Killed in action, 4 July 1918. Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal |
| Sources | NAA: B2455, ADAM Robert |
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