Regimental number | 611 |
Place of birth | Thargomindah, Queensland |
School | Caboolture State School, Queensland |
Religion | Church of England |
Occupation | Motor mechanic |
Address | Cordelia Street, South Brisbane, Queensland |
Marital status | Single |
Age at embarkation | 20 |
Height | 5' 8.5" |
Weight | 133 lbs |
Next of kin | Mrs Jane Adams, Cordelia Street, South Brisbane, Queensland |
Previous military service | Served in the Cadets. |
Enlistment date | |
Date of enlistment from Nominal Roll | |
Place of enlistment | Brisbane, Queensland |
Rank on enlistment | Private |
Unit name | 2nd Light Horse Regiment, 1st Reinforcement |
AWM Embarkation Roll number | 10/7/2 |
Embarkation details | Unit embarked from Sydney, New South Wales, on board HMAT A42 Boorara on |
Rank from Nominal Roll | Private |
Unit from Nominal Roll | 2nd Light Horse Regiment |
Other details from Roll of Honour Circular | He enlisted before he was 17 years of age. |
Fate | Killed in Action |
Miscellaneous details (Nominal Roll) | Date of fate given incorrectly on Nominal Roll as 29 May 1915. |
Place of death or wounding | Gallipoli, Turkey |
Age at death | 17.6 |
Age at death from cemetery records | 17 |
Place of burial | Shrapnel Valley Cemetery (Plot III, Row F, Grave No. 16), Gallipoli, Turkey |
Panel number, Roll of Honour, Australian War Memorial | 3 |
Miscellaneous information from cemetery records | Parents: John Youine and Jane ADAMS, Albert Street, Bowen Hills, Brisbane. Native of Thargomindah West, Queensland |
Family/military connections | Brother: 283 Pte Vivian Douglas ADAMS, 25th Bn, killed in action, 22 November 1915. |
Other details |
War service: Egypt, Gallipoli Missing in action, 13-14 May 1915. Court of Enquiry, 10 June 1915, determined fate as 'Killed in Action (bullet wounds)', 13 May 1915. Medals: 1914-15 Star, British War Medal, Victory Medal |
Sources | NAA: B2455, ADAMS William Henry |