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Robert Henry ADAM

Regimental number502
Date of birth9 August 1889
Place of birthJaniember East, Victoria
ReligionChurch of England
OccupationFarmer
AddressJaniember East, Inglewood, Victoria
Marital statusSingle
Age at embarkation26.7
Height5' 8.75"
Weight147 lbs
Next of kinFather, H Adam, Janiember East, Inglewood, Victoria
Previous military serviceNil
Enlistment date15 March 1916
Rank on enlistmentPrivate
Unit name38th Battalion, B Company
AWM Embarkation Roll number23/55/1
Embarkation detailsUnit embarked from Melbourne, Victoria, on board HMAT A54 Runic on 20 June 1916
Rank from Nominal RollSergeant
Unit from Nominal Roll38th Battalion
FateReturned to Australia 25 January 1919
Miscellaneous information from
  cemetery records
Photo: Ashleigh Brown
Discharge date4 June 1919
Other details

War service: Western Front

Wounded in action, 11 August 1918 (gun shot wound, left leg).

Commenced return to Australia on board HT 'Ceramic', 25 January 1919; discharged (medically unfit), Melbourne, 4 June 1919.

Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal
Date of death29 May 1977
Age at death87
Place of burialTottenham Cemetery, New South Wales
SourcesNAA: B2455, ADAM Robert Henry

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