Regimental number | 868 |
Date of birth | |
Place of birth | Kimberworth-Rotherham, Yorkshire, England |
School | Mildura Grammar School, Victoria |
Age on arrival in Australia | 2.6 |
Religion | Church of England |
Occupation | Fruit grower |
Address | Koorlong, Mildura, Victoria |
Marital status | Single |
Age at embarkation | 25 |
Next of kin | Father, James Rawson Adams, Koorlong, Mildura, Victoria |
Enlistment date | |
Date of enlistment from Nominal Roll | |
Rank on enlistment | Private |
Unit name | 8th Battalion, H Company |
AWM Embarkation Roll number | 23/25/1 |
Embarkation details | Unit embarked from Melbourne, Victoria, on board Transport A24 Benalla on |
Rank from Nominal Roll | Private |
Unit from Nominal Roll | 8th Battalion |
Fate | Killed in Action |
Place of death or wounding | Gallipoli, Turkey |
Date of death | |
Age at death | 25 |
Place of burial | Shell Green Cemetery (Artillery Road Plot 26), Gallipoli, Turkey |
Panel number, Roll of Honour, Australian War Memorial | 52 |
Miscellaneous information from cemetery records | Son of Mrs S.E. ADAMS, The Vicarage, Burstwick, Hull, England |
Family/military connections | Brother: 1127 Pte Edgar Robert ADAMS, 8th Bn, died whilst a prisoner of war, 25 April 1915. |
Other details |
War service: Egypt, Gallipoli Medals: 1914-15 Star, British War Medal, Victory Medal |