Regimental number | 7436 |
Place of birth | Moonee Ponds, Melbourne, Victoria |
Place of birth | Melbourne, Victoria |
School | Moonee Ponds West State School, Victoria |
Religion | Church of England |
Occupation | Wireworker |
Address | Moonee Ponds, Victoria |
Marital status | Single |
Age at embarkation | 20 |
Height | 5' 6" |
Weight | 140 lbs |
Next of kin | Mother, Mrs E L Adams, 44 Oxford Street, Moonee Ponds, Victoria |
Previous military service | Served for 2 years 6 months in the Citizen Military Forces. |
Enlistment date | |
Date of enlistment from Nominal Roll | |
Place of enlistment | Melbourne, Victoria |
Rank on enlistment | Private |
Unit name | 14th Battalion, 25th Reinforcement |
AWM Embarkation Roll number | 23/31/5 |
Embarkation details | Unit embarked from Melbourne, Victoria, on board HMAT A71 Nestor on |
Rank from Nominal Roll | Private |
Unit from Nominal Roll | 14th Battalion |
Fate | Killed in Action |
Place of death or wounding | Villers-Bretonneux, France |
Date of death | |
Age at death | 21 |
Age at death from cemetery records | 21 |
Place of burial | Cerisy-Gailly Military Cemetery (PlotI,Row B, Grave No. 28), France |
Panel number, Roll of Honour, Australian War Memorial | 71 |
Miscellaneous information from cemetery records | Parents: Herbert Alfred William and Eliza Lily ADAMS, 44 Orford Street, Moonee Ponds, Victoria |
Family/military connections | Uncle: 2552 Pte Ernest Alfred Walter ADAMS DCM, 56th Bn, returned to Australia, 7 June 1918. |
Other details |
War service: Western Front Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal |
Sources | NAA: B2455, ADAMS Herbert Walter |