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John ADAMS

Regimental number808
Place of birthGladstone, Queensland
SchoolHowall Public School, New South Wales
ReligionRoman Catholic
OccupationFarrier
AddressBrisbane, Queensland
Marital statusSingle
Age at embarkation25
Next of kinMother, Mrs Norah Adams, Balo Street, Moree, New South Wales
Enlistment date22 November 1915
Rank on enlistmentPrivate
Unit name41st Battalion, D Company
AWM Embarkation Roll number23/58/1
Embarkation detailsUnit embarked from Sydney, New South Wales, on board HMAT A64 Demosthenes on 18 May 1916
Rank from Nominal RollPrivate
Unit from Nominal Roll41st Battalion
FateDied of wounds 6 October 1917
Place of death or woundingPasschendaele, Ypres, Belgium
Date of death6 October 1917
Age at death26.9
Age at death from cemetery records26
Place of burialNine Elms British Cemetery (Plot IV, Row A, Grave No. I), Poperinghe, Belgium
Panel number, Roll of Honour,
  Australian War Memorial
133
Miscellaneous information from
  cemetery records
Parents: Francis and Nora ADAMS, Bolo Street, Moree, New South Wales
Family/military connectionsBrother: 913 William Henry ADAMS, 2nd Signal Troop, effective abroad
Other details

War service: Western Front

Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal

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