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Thomas Laurie ADAM

Regimental number151
Date of birth18 September 1887
Place of birthNewcastle, England
ReligionPresbyterian
OccupationDraughtsman
Address11 Throsby Street, Wickham, Newcastle, New South Wales
Marital statusSingle
Age at embarkation26
Next of kinMother, Mrs Mary Ann Adam, 11 Throsby Street, Wickham, Newcastle, New South Wales
Enlistment date16 January 1915
Place of enlistmentLiverpool, New South Wales
Rank on enlistmentCorporal
Unit name17th Battalion, A Company
AWM Embarkation Roll number23/34/1
Embarkation detailsUnit embarked from Sydney, New South Wales, on board Transport A32 Themistocles on 12 May 1915
Rank from Nominal RollLieutenant
Unit from Nominal Roll17th Battalion
Promotions

2nd Lieutenant


Unit: INF17
Promotion date: 3 November 1915

Lieutenant


Unit: INF17
Promotion date: 5 July 1918

FateEffective abroad (still overseas)
Discharge date1 March 1920
Other details

War service: Egypt, Gallipoli, Western Front

Promoted 2nd Lieutenant, 3 November 1915; Lieutenant, 17 January 1917. Wounded in action, 3 October 1918.

Medals: 1914-15 Star, British War Medal, Victory Medal

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