Date of birth | |
Place of birth | Cook's River, New South Wales |
Place of birth | St Peter's, New South Wales |
School | Church of England Grammar School, North Sydney; Malvern College, Worcester, England; Caius College, Cambridge; The University of Sydney. |
Religion | Church of England |
Occupation | Medical practitioner |
Address | Dubbo, New South Wales |
Marital status | Single |
Age at embarkation | 41 |
Next of kin | Sister, Mrs M. Capper, Miller Street, North Sydney, New South Wales |
Previous military service | Nil |
Enlistment date | |
Date of enlistment from Nominal Roll | |
Rank on enlistment | Captain |
Unit name | Medical Officers |
Embarkation details | Unit embarked from Adelaide, South Australia, on board HMAT A35 Berrima on |
Unit from Nominal Roll | Australian Army Medical Corps |
Fate | Returned to Australia |
Age at death | 45 |
Miscellaneous information from cemetery records | Parents: Francis and Elizabeth ADAMS |
Discharge date | |
Other details |
War service: England. Embarked Sydney, 11 November 1916; disembarked Devonport, England, 30 January 1917; marched into No 2 Camp, Parkhouse, 31 January 1917. Marched out to No 3 Australian General Hospital, Brighton, 12 March 1917. Commenced return to Australia on board HT 'Nestor', 7 August 1917; disembarked Melbourne, 24 September 1917; appointment terminated (discharged; debility and pleurisy), 24 March 1918. Medal: British War Medal. Died at Orange, New South Wales. |
Date of death | |
Age at death | 45 |
Place of burial | Orange Cemetery, (Sir Neville Howe's Plot), New South Wales |
Sources | NAA: B2455, ADAMS Francis Charles Somerset |