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Charles Edward ADAMS

Regimental number2010
Place of birthCressy Parish, Tasmania
SchoolState School, Tasmania
ReligionChurch of England
OccupationGlass beveller
Address20 Windsor Street, Inversk, Launceston, Tasmania
Marital statusSingle
Age at embarkation22
Next of kinFather, G Adams, 20 Windsor Street, Inversk, Launceston, Tasmania
Enlistment date26 June 1915
Date of enlistment from Nominal Roll26 June 1915
Rank on enlistmentPrivate
Unit name26th Battalion, 3rd Reinforcement
AWM Embarkation Roll number23/43/2
Embarkation detailsUnit embarked from Melbourne, Victoria, on board HMAT SS Makatini on 10 September 1915
Rank from Nominal RollPrivate
Unit from Nominal Roll26th Battalion
FateKilled in Action 5 November 1916
Place of death or woundingFrance
Date of death5 November 1916
Age at death23
Age at death from cemetery records23
Place of burialWarlencourt British Cemetery (Plot III. Row F, Grave 3), France
Panel number, Roll of Honour,
  Australian War Memorial
106
Miscellaneous information from
  cemetery records
Parents: George and Frances Ann Eliza ADAMS. Native of Tasmania

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