| Regimental number | 31 |
| Place of birth | Ballarat, Victoria |
| School | Longwarry State School, Victoria |
| Age on arrival in Australia | 4 |
| Religion | Roman Catholic |
| Occupation | Stockman |
| Address | Yairam Yarram, Victoria |
| Marital status | Single |
| Age at embarkation | 22 |
| Height | 5' 9.75" |
| Weight | 162 lbs |
| Next of kin | John Henry, Adams, Yarram Yarram, Victoria |
| Previous military service | Served for 3.8 years in the Remount Section, Australian Army Service Corps; discharged at own request prior to AIF enlistment. |
| Enlistment date | |
| Date of enlistment from Nominal Roll | |
| Place of enlistment | Brisbane, Queensland |
| Rank on enlistment | Driver |
| Unit name | 15th Battalion, Headquarters |
| AWM Embarkation Roll number | 23/32/1 |
| Embarkation details | Unit embarked from Melbourne, Victoria, on board Transport A40 Ceramic on |
| Rank from Nominal Roll | Private |
| Unit from Nominal Roll | 15th Battalion |
| Fate | Killed in Action |
| Place of death or wounding | Gallipoli, Turkey |
| Date of death | |
| Age at death | 25 |
| Place of burial | No known grave |
| Commemoration details | The Lone Pine Memorial (Panel 44), Gallipoli, Turkey The Lone Pine Memorial, situated in the Lone Pine Cemetery at Anzac, is the main Australian Memorial on Gallipoli, and one of four memorials to men of the New Zealand Expeditionary Force. Designed by Sir John Burnet, the principal architect of the Gallipoli cemeteries, it is a thick tapering pylon 14.3 metres high on a square base 12.98 metres wide. It is constructed from limestone mined at Ilgardere in Turkey. The Memorial commemorates the 3268 Australians and 456 New Zealanders who have no known grave and the 960 Australians and 252 New Zealanders who were buried at sea after evacuation through wounds or disease. The names of New Zealanders commemorated are inscribed on stone panels mounted on the south and north sides of the pylon, while those of the Australians are listed on a long wall of panels in front of the pylon and to either side. Names are arranged by unit and rank. The Memorial stands over the centre of the Turkish trenches and tunnels which were the scene of heavy fighting during the August offensive. Most cemeteries on Gallipoli contain relatively few marked graves, and the majority of Australians killed on Gallipoli are commemorated here. |
| Panel number, Roll of Honour, Australian War Memorial | 74 |
| Family/military connections | Two cousins both killed. |
| Other details |
Embarked Alexndria to join the Mediterranean Expeditionary Force (Gallipoli Campaign), 12 April 1915. Wounded in action, 23 May 1915 (gun shot wound, shoulder); transferred to No 1 Australian General Hospital, Heliopolis, 8 June 1915 (bomb wound, back); to Convalescent Home, Helouan, 24 June 1915; to Base, Zeitoun, 30 June 1915. Embarked to rejoin Bn at Gallipoli, 29 July 1915; rejoined Bn, 2 August 1915. Reported missing, 8 August 1915. Court of Enquiry, held in the field in France, 18 April 1917, concluded: 'Killed in Action, Gallipoli Peninsula, Turkey, 8 August 1915. Statement, Red Cross File No 0020603B, 162 Driver F.J. LYON, 42bn (formerly 15th Bn) (patient, Montazah Convalescent hospital, Alexandria), 1 August 1916: 'Adams was made a Cpl on the Peninsular [sic]. He was an H.Q. Transport Driver. He was wounded in the attack on the left on the 7th August and I heard he had been sent off the Peninsula, but I don't know where he went to.' Medals: 1914-15 Star, British War Medal, Victory Medal |
| Sources | NAA: B2455, ADAMS John Henry
Red Cross File No 0020603B |
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