Regimental number | 103 |
Place of birth | Back Creek, Tasmania |
Religion | Church of England |
Occupation | Labourer |
Address | Back Creek, Tasmania |
Marital status | Single |
Age at embarkation | 29 |
Height | 5' 10" |
Weight | 146 lbs |
Next of kin | Mother, Mrs Mary Jane Adams, Back Creek, Tasmania |
Previous military service | Nil (previously rejected for enlistment on account of teeth) |
Enlistment date | |
Place of enlistment | Hobart, Tasmania |
Rank on enlistment | Private |
Unit name | 40th Battalion, A Company |
AWM Embarkation Roll number | 23/57/1 |
Embarkation details | Unit embarked from Hobart, Tasmania, on board HMAT A35 Berrima on |
Rank from Nominal Roll | Private |
Unit from Nominal Roll | 40th Battalion |
Fate | Returned to Australia |
Miscellaneous information from cemetery records | Parents: Edward and Mary Jane ADAMS. Plaque in Launceston Garden of Remembrance. |
Discharge date | |
Other details |
War service: Western Front Embarked Hobart, 1 July 1916; disembarked Devonport, England, 22 August 1916. Admitted to Devonport Military Hospital, 22 August 1916 (sick: slight); no further details recorded. Proceeded overseas to France, 22 November 1916. Admitted to 10th Australian Field Ambulance, 5 December 1916 (mumps); transferred to 7th General Hospital, St Omer, 6 December 1916; to 4th Stationary Hospital, Arques, 29 December 1916; discharged to unit, 2 January 1917. Admitted to 10th Field Ambulance, 2 April 1917 (rheumatism); transferred to Divisional Rest Station, 4 April 1917; to 2nd Australian Casualty Clearing Station, 23 April 1917; to Ambulance Train No 6, 27 April 1917, and admitted to 13th General Hospital, Boulogne; rejoined Bn, in the field, 4 January 1917. Marched in to 3rd Australian Division Base Depot, Havre, 18 June 1917, and transferred to England. Marched in to No 1 Command Depot, 20 June 1917. Commenced return to Australia on board HMNZT 'Pakeha', 27 August 1917 (shell shock and rheumatism); disembarked Melbourne, for onward travel by steamer to Hobart; discharged (medically unfit), Hobart, 28 March 1918. Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal Death attributed to war service. |
Date of death | |
Age at death | 55 |
Place of burial | Carr Villa Cemetery, Launceston, Tasmania |
Sources | NAA: B2455, ADAMS James Benton Peregine |