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Rupert William Edwin ADAMS

Regimental number4351
Place of birthMelbourne, Victoria
ReligionChurch of England
OccupationClerk
Address6 Main Street, Coburg, Melbourne, Victoria
Marital statusSingle
Age at embarkation23
Next of kinFather, William Leonard Adams, 6 Main Street, Coburg, Melbourne, Victoria
Enlistment date27 July 1915
Date of enlistment from Nominal Roll27 July 1915
Rank on enlistmentActing Corporal
Unit name21st Battalion, 11th Reinforcement
AWM Embarkation Roll number23/38/2
Embarkation detailsUnit embarked from Melbourne, Victoria, on board RMS Orontes on 29 March 1916
Rank from Nominal RollPrivate
Unit from Nominal Roll21st Battalion
FateReturned to Australia 5 November 1917
Date of death1918
Age at death from cemetery records27
Place of burialBrighton Cemetery, Victoria
Panel number, Roll of Honour,
  Australian War Memorial
93
Miscellaneous information from
  cemetery records
Parents: Mr W L and Mrs M ADAMS. Native of South Yarra, Victoria
Other details

War service: Western Front

Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal

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