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Charles Frederick ADAMS

Regimental number2856
Place of birthCrookwell, New South Wales
ReligionChurch of England
OccupationLabourer
AddressKialla Road, Crookwell, New South Wales
Marital statusSingle
Age at embarkation22
Next of kinFather, H J Adams, Kialla Road, Crookwell, New South Wales
Enlistment date24 July 1916
Rank on enlistmentPrivate
Unit name55th Battalion, 7th Reinforcement
AWM Embarkation Roll number23/72/4
Embarkation detailsUnit embarked from Sydney, New South Wales, on board HMAT A11 Ascanius on 25 October 1916
Rank from Nominal RollPrivate
Unit from Nominal Roll18th Battalion
FateReturned to Australia 15 September 1918
Miscellaneous information from
  cemetery records
Plaque in New South Wales Garden of Remembrance
Discharge date12 November 1920
Other details

War service: Western Front

Wounded, 3 May 1917; 15 May 1918.

At time of death (in Germany), was a member of the NSW Limbless Soldiers Association.
Date of death16 February 1972
Age at death78
Place of burialCremated: Germany

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