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William Tasker ADAM

Regimental number2126
Place of birthMarrickville, New South Wales
Place of birthSydney, New South Wales
SchoolChapel Street Public School, Marrickville, New South Wales
ReligionPresbyterian
OccupationCarpenter
AddressLidcombe, New South Wales
Marital statusMarried
Age at embarkation27
Height5' 9.5"
Weight141 lbs
Next of kinWife, Mrs Myrtle Isabella Adam, 70 Malakoff Street, Marrickville, New South Wales
Previous military serviceNil
Enlistment date1 March 1916
Place of enlistmentBathurst, New South Wales
Rank on enlistmentPrivate
Unit name45th Battalion, 4th Reinforcement
AWM Embarkation Roll number23/62/3
Embarkation detailsUnit embarked from Sydney, New South Wales, on board HMAT A18 Wiltshire on 22 August 1916
Rank from Nominal RollPrivate
Unit from Nominal Roll45th Battalion
FateKilled in Action 5 April 1918
Place of death or woundingDernancourt, France
Date of death5 April 1918
Age at death29
Place of burialMillencourt Communal Cemetery Extension (Row B, Grave No. 31), France
Panel number, Roll of Honour,
  Australian War Memorial
139
Other details

War service: Western Front

Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal
SourcesNAA: B2455, ADAM William Tasker

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