Regimental number | 2518 |
Place of birth | Sydney, New South Wales |
Occupation | Railway porter |
Marital status | Single |
Age at embarkation | 24 |
Height | 5' 9" |
Weight | 150 lbs |
Next of kin | Father, Robert Smart Adams, Mulgoa Road, Penrith, New South Wales |
Previous military service | Nil |
Enlistment date | |
Date of enlistment from Nominal Roll | |
Place of enlistment | Liverpool, New South Wales |
Rank on enlistment | Private |
Unit name | 19th Battalion, 5th Reinforcement |
AWM Embarkation Roll number | 23/36/2 |
Embarkation details | Unit embarked from Sydney, New South Wales, on board HMAT A32 Themistocles on |
Rank from Nominal Roll | Private |
Unit from Nominal Roll | 13th Battalion |
Fate | Returned to Australia |
Discharge date | |
Other details |
War service: Egypt, Western Front Reported missing in action, France, 11 April 1917; subsequently reported Prisoner of War, Germany. Repatriated to England, 6 December 1918. Commenced return to Australia on board HT 'Indorra', 12 July 1919; disembarked Sydney, 9 September 1919; discharged (termination of period of enlistment), 2 December 1919. Medals: 1914-15 Star, British War Medal, Victory Medal |
Sources | NAA: B2455, ADAMS Leslie Thomas Markham |