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Charles John ADAMS

Regimental number186
Place of birthRoss, Tasmania
ReligionRoman Catholic
OccupationMachine hand
Address57 Balfour Street, Launceston, Tasmania
Marital statusSingle
Age at embarkation21
Height5' 7"
Weight144 lbs
Next of kinMother, Mrs Adams, 57 Balfour Street, Launceston, Tasmania
Previous military serviceServed for 4 years in Machine Gun Section, Citizen Military Forces, Launceston.
Enlistment date25 August 1914
Date of enlistment from Nominal Roll25 August 1914
Place of enlistmentHobart, Tasmania
Rank on enlistmentPrivate
Unit name12th Battalion, B Company
AWM Embarkation Roll number23/29/1
Embarkation detailsUnit embarked from Hobart, Tasmania, on board Transport A2 Geelong on 20 October 1914
Rank from Nominal RollPrivate
Unit from Nominal Roll12th Battalion
FateReturned to Australia 1 November 1917
Discharge date9 February 1918
Other details

War service: Egypt, Gallipoli, Western Front

Embarked Alexandria to join the Mediterranean Expeditionary Force (Gallipoli Campaign), 2 March 1915.

Wounded in action, 25-28 April 1915 (gun shot wound, left calf); admitted to No 1 General Hospital, Cairo, 6 May 1915; transferred to No 2 General Hospital, 7 June 1915; to Mena Convalescent Camp, 10 August 1915; to Convalescent Hospital, Helouan, 20 September 1915; to Training Depot, Zeitoun, 19 December 1915.

Embarked Alexandria to join the British Expeditionary Force, 20 May 1916.

Admitted to 18th General Hospital, Camiers, 11 July 1916 (venereal disease: gonorrhoea); discharged to Base Details, 23 August 1916; total period of treatment for venereal disease: 44 days.

Rejoined 12th Bn, in the field, 16 September 1916.

Found guilty, 30 November 1916, of neglecting to obey General Routine Order, being absent from billet from 2100, 28 November, till noon, 29 November 1916 (13 hours): awarded 14 days' Field Punishment No 2, and forfeited 2 days' pay under Royal Warrant.

Admitted to 3rd Australian Field Ambulance, 24 January 1917 (venereal disease: chancre); transferred to 36th Casualty Clearing Station, 25 January 1917; to 51st General Hospital, Boulogne, 30 January 1917; discharged to Base Depot, Etaples, 21 February 1917: total period of treatment for venereal disease: 29 days.

Appointed Acting Sergeant, 6 March 1917.

Rejoined Bn, in the field, 2 April 1917.

Wounded in action (second occasion), 6-10 April 1917 (gun shot wound, left thigh); admitted to 5th Field Ambulance, 10 April 1917, and transferred to Casualty Clearing Station; to 12th Convalescent Depot, Rouen, 11 April 1917; to England, 13 May 1917, and admitted to Red Cross Military Hospital, Sherborne, 14 May 1917 (wound: severe); transferred to 1st Australian Auxiliary Hospital, Harefield, 20 July 1917; discharged on furlough, 3 August 1917, to report to No 3 Command Depot, Hurdcott, 17 August 1917.

Found guilty, 27 August 1917, of being absent without leave from 3.30 pm, 17 August, till 9.45 am, 22 August 1917: admonished, and forfeited 6 days' pay under Royal Warrant.

Marched out to Overseas Training Brigade, Longbridge Deverill, 12 September 1917.

Marched in to No 2 Command Depot, Weymouth, 8 October 1917.

Commenced return to Australia on board HT 'Anchises', 1 November 1917; disembarked Melbourne, 3 January 1918, for onward travel to Hobart; discharged, 9 February 1918.

Medals: 1914-15 Star, British War Medal, Victory Medal
Date of death12 March 1984
Place of burialCarr Villa Cemetery
SourcesNAA: B2455, ADAMS Charles John

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