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Bennett ADAMS

Regimental number2863
Place of birthMaryborough, Queensland
ReligionChurch of England
OccupationLabourer
AddressMaryborough, Queensland
Marital statusMarried
Age at embarkation29
Height5' 4"
Weight122 lbs
Next of kinWife, Mrs Mary Adams, Charlotte Street, Kelvin Grove, Queensland
Previous military serviceNil
Enlistment date27 September 1916
Place of enlistmentMaryborough, Queensland
Rank on enlistmentPrivate
Unit name49th Battalion, 7th Reinforcement
AWM Embarkation Roll number23/66/3
Embarkation detailsUnit embarked from Brisbane, Queensland, on board HMAT A74 Marathon on 27 October 1916
Rank from Nominal RollPrivate
Unit from Nominal Roll4th Division Headquarters
FateReturned to Australia 19 June 1919
Discharge date16 September 1919
Other details

War service: Western Front

Embarked Brisbane, 27 October 1916; disembarked Plymouth, England, 9 January 1917; marched in to 13th Training Bn, Codford, 10 January 1917.

Admitted to Group Hospital, 11 February 1917 (mumps and pleurisy); marched in to 13th Training Bn from hospital, 2 April 1917.

Marched out to No 3 Command Depot, Hurdcott, 19 April 1917.

Proceeded overseas to France, 19 June 1917; taken on strength, 49th Bn, in the field, 7 July 1917.

Admitted to 12th Australian Field Ambulance, 20 August 1917 (pyrexia, unknown origin); transferred to 4th General Hospital, 3 September 1917; to England, 17 September 1917, and admitted to County Hospital, Dorchester, 18 September 1917; transferred to 1st Australian Auxiliary Hospital, Harefield, 25 October 1917; discharged to No 3 Command Depot, Hurdcott, 20 November 1917.

Marched in to Overseas Training Brigade, Longbridge Deverill, 19 January 1918.

Proceeded overseas to France, 7 February 1918; rejoined 49th Bn, in the field, 16 February 1918.

Admitted to 47th Casualty Clearing Station, 18 April 1918; transferred to 10th General Hospital, Rouen, 20 April 1918; to England, 25 April 1918, and admitted to Exeter War Hospital, 26 April 1918 (trench fever); transferred to 1st Australian Auxiliary Hospital, Harefield, 24 May 1918; discharged to No 3 Command Depot, Hurdcott, 30 May 1918.

Marched in to Overseas Training Brigade, Longbridge Deverill, from No 1 Command Depot, Sutton Veny, 17 September 1918.

Proceeded overseas to France, 12 October 1918; rejoined 49th Bn, in the field, 16 October 1918.

Detached for duty as Batman to 4th Division Headquarters, 30 November 1918; transferred to 4th Division Headquarters, 7 December 1918.

Marched out to England for return to Australia, 29 April 1919.

Commenced return to Australia from Plymouth on board HT 'Miltiades', 19 June 1919; admitted to ship's hospital, at sea, 28 July 1919 (sea sickness); discharged from ship's hospital, 31 July 1919; disembarked Sydney, 8 August 1919; discharged, Brisbane, 16 September 1919.

Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal
SourcesNAA: B2455, ADAMS Bennett

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