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William Robert ADAMS

Regimental number31363
Place of birthRokewood, Victoria
ReligionChurch of England
OccupationFarmer
Address54 York Street, St Kilda, Victoria
Marital statusMarried
Age at embarkation31
Height5' 9.5"
Weight165 lbs
Next of kinWife, Mrs E.L. Adams, 54 York Street, St Kilda, Victoria
Previous military serviceNil
Enlistment date28 September 1916
Place of enlistmentMelbourne, Victoria
Rank on enlistmentDriver
Unit nameField Artillery Brigade 4, Reinforcement 12
AWM Embarkation Roll number13/32/3
Embarkation detailsUnit embarked from Melbourne, Victoria, on board RMS Orontes on 23 December 1916
Rank from Nominal RollBombardier
Unit from Nominal Roll12th Field Artillery Brigade
FateReturned to Australia 4 June 1919
Discharge date30 September 1920
Other details

War service: Western Front

Embarked Melbourne, 23 December 1916; disembarked Plymouth, England, 17 February 1917; marched into No 3 Camp, Parkhouse, 18 February 1917.

Marched into Reserve Bde Australian Artillery, Larkhill, 17 March 1917.

Admitted to Fargo Military Hospital, 20 April 1917 (synovitis); discharged, 30 April 1917, and marched into Reserve Bde Australian Artillery, Larkhill, the same day.

Promoted Extra Regimental Bombardier, 1 September 1917.

Proceeded overseas to France, 4 October 1917; marched into Australian General Base Depot, Rouelles, 5 October 1917.

Proceeded to unit, 9 October 1917; taken on strength of 12th Australian Field Artillery Bde, 10 October 1917, and posted to Bde Ammunition Column.

Promoted Acting Bombardier, 30 January 1918.

Wounded in action, 26 September 1918, and admitted to No 118 Field Ambulance the same day (shrapnel wound, thigh); transferred to No 20 Casualty Clearing Station, 27 September 1918; to No 9 United States General Hospital, Rouen, 28 September 1918; to England, 7 October 1918; to Red Cross Hospital, Christchurch, 8 October 1918 (shrapnel wound, wrist; left foot amputated); to No 2 Australian Auxiliary Hospital, Southall, 16 December 1918; discharged to furlough, 4 January 1919, and to report to No 2 Australian Auxiliary Hospital.

Discharged to furlough, 15 February 1919, and to report to No 2 Australian Auxiliary Hospital, 1 March 1919.

Discharged to furlough, 6 May 1919, and to report to Australian Imperial Force Headquarters, 14 May 1919.

Placed on leave pending embarkation, 14 May 1919.

Commenced return to Australian on board HT 'Bremen', 4 June 1919; disembarked Melbourne, 25 July 1919; discharged Melbourne (medically unfit), 30 September 1920.

Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal
Date of death21 August 1962
Place of burialSpringvale Cemetery
SourcesNAA: B2455, ADAMS William Robert

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