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Frank Jake ADAMS

Regimental number6462
Place of birthLondon, England
ReligionChurch of England
OccupationCashier and accountant
Address426 Moore Park Road, Sydney, New South Wales
Marital statusMarried
Age at embarkation30.8
Height5' 8.75"
Weight142 lbs
Next of kinWife, S Adams, 426 Moore Park Road, Sydney, New South Wales
Previous military serviceServed in the Senior Cadets Camp.
Enlistment date4 March 1916
Date of enlistment from Nominal Roll24 February 1915
Place of enlistmentSydney, New South Wales
Rank on enlistmentPrivate
Unit name2nd Battalion, 21st Reinforcement
AWM Embarkation Roll number23/19/3
Embarkation detailsUnit embarked from Sydney, New South Wales, on board HMAT A40 Ceramic on 7 October 1916
Rank from Nominal RollPrivate
Unit from Nominal Roll15th Field Ambulance
FateReturned to Australia 7 February 1919
Discharge date7 September 1919
Other details

War service: Western Front

Commenced return to Australia on board HT 'Lancashire', 7 February 1919; discharged (medically unfit: rheumatism), Sydney, 7 September 1919.

Also served in World War II as N65814, Corporal, Pay Corps.
Date of death16 January 1963
Age at death78
Place of burialMacquarie Park Cemetery, Sydney, New South Wales
SourcesNAA: B2455, ADAMS Frank Jake

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