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James ADAM

Regimental number6216
Place of birthLake Omerod, South Australia
ReligionPresbyterian
OccupationLabourer
AddressWangerrip Post Office, Wangerrip, Victoria
Marital statusSingle
Age at embarkation31
Next of kinFather, William Adam, Wangerrip Post Office, Wangerrip, Victoria
Enlistment date31 March 1916
Date of enlistment from Nominal Roll31 March 1916
Rank on enlistmentPrivate
Unit name14th Battalion, 20th Reinforcement
AWM Embarkation Roll number23/31/4
Embarkation detailsUnit embarked from Melbourne, Victoria, on board HMAT A15 Port Sydney on 7 September 1916
Rank from Nominal RollPrivate
Unit from Nominal Roll14th Battalion
FateReturned to Australia 10 April 1919
Miscellaneous information from
  cemetery records
Plaque in Victorian Garden of Remembrance
Family/military connectionsBrothers: 102 Pte John Peter ADAM MM, 2nd Machine Gun Bn, returned to Australia, 9 March 1919; 5977 Pte Joseph George ADAM, 14th Bn, returned to Australia, 12 December 1916.
Other details

War service: Western Front

Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal
Date of death8 February 1956
Place of burialGisborne Cemetery

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