Regimental number | 189 |
Place of birth | Auckland, New Zealand |
Religion | Church of England |
Occupation | Labourer |
Marital status | Single |
Age at embarkation | 21 |
Height | 5' 10" |
Weight | 142 lbs |
Next of kin | John Henry Adams, Sylvan Avenue, Mount Eden, Auckland, New Zealand |
Previous military service | Served for 8 years in the New Zealand Military Forces; left the country. |
Enlistment date | |
Date of enlistment from Nominal Roll | |
Place of enlistment | Brisbane, Queensland |
Rank on enlistment | Private |
Unit name | 9th Battalion, B Company |
AWM Embarkation Roll number | 23/26/1 |
Embarkation details | Unit embarked from Brisbane, Queensland, on board Transport A5 S.S. Omrah on |
Rank from Nominal Roll | Private |
Unit from Nominal Roll | 9th Battalion |
Fate | Returned to Australia |
Discharge date | |
Other details |
War service: Egypt, Gallipoli Embarked Alexandria to join the Mediterranean Expeditionary Force (Gallipoli Campaign), 2 March 1915. Wounded in action, Gallipoli, 25 April 1915 (gun shot wound, lower extremities); admitted to 2nd General Hospital, Mena, Egypt (date not recorded); transferred to Convalescent Hospital, Helouan, 13 May 1915; to Base Details, Zeitoun, 18 June 1915. Embarked for Gallipoli, 21 July 1915. Admitted to hospital, Mustapha, Egypt, 29 July 1915 (venereal); transferred same day to Convalescent Depot; to Australian Base Depot Infantry, Cairo, 5 August 1915. Commenced return to Australia on board HT 'Wiltshire', 31 August 1915 (venereal); arrived Melbourne, 25 September 1915. Declared a deserter, 20 March 1916, and struck off strength; ineligible for medals. Note: record is confusing: records discharge, Brisbane, 16 December 1915. |
Sources | NAA: B2455, ADAMS Francis Harold |