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John Edward ADAMS

Regimental number1612
Place of birthHaddon, Victoria
ReligionPresbyterian
OccupationFarmer
AddressBoinka, Victoria
Marital statusSingle
Age at embarkation28
Height6' 2"
Weight191 lbs
Next of kinFather, John Edward Adams, 6 Princes Street North, Ballarat East, Victoria
Previous military serviceNil
Enlistment date28 March 1916
Place of enlistmentMildura, Victoria
Rank on enlistmentPrivate
Unit name38th Battalion, D Company
AWM Embarkation Roll number23/55/1
Embarkation detailsUnit embarked from Melbourne, Victoria, on board HMAT A54 Runic on 20 June 1916
Rank from Nominal RollSergeant
Unit from Nominal Roll38th Battalion
FateReturned to Australia 8 September 1919
Discharge date19 December 1919
Other details

War service: Western Front

Embarked Melbourne, 29 June 1916; disembarked Plymouth, England, 10 August 1916.

Proceeded overseas to France, 22 November 1916.

Charged for shortage of clothing, 4 November 1916.

Admitted to No 7 Australian Field Ambulance, 22 February 1917, and transferred to No 7 General Hospital the same day (mumps); discharged, 14 March 1917; rejoined 38th Bn, 15 March 1917.

Promoted Lance Corporal, 7 August 1917.

Promoted Temporary Corporal, 23 October 1917.

Promoted Corporal, 12 December 1917.

Promoted Temporary Sergeant, 12 December 1917.

On leave to Paris, 1 January 1918; rejoined unit, 9 January 1918.

Promoted Sergeant, 13 January 1918.

On leave to England, 28 January 1918; rejoined unit, 12 February 1918.

Admitted to No 6 Australian Field Ambulance, 27 April 1918 (rheumatism); to No 1 General Hospital, Etretat, 29 April 1918 (trench feet and scabies); to No 39 General Hospital, Le Havre, 29 April 1918 (not yet diagnosed); to No 1 Australian Convalescent Depot, Le Havre, 21 May 1918 (scabies).

Admitted to No 2 General Hospital, Le Havre, 18 June 1918 (pyrexia of unknown origin); to No 1 Australian Convalescent Depot, Le Havre, 21 June 1918; marched into Australian Intermediate Base Depot, Le Havre, 21 September 1918.

Proceeded to unit, 26 September 1918; rejoined 38th Bn, 28 September 1918.

On leave to United Kingdom, 8 February 1919; rejoined unit, 25 February 1919.

Admitted to No 11 Australian Field Ambulance, 15 March 1919 (urethritis); transferred to No 3 Australian General Hospital, 24 March 1919; to No 51 General Hospital, 6 April 1919; to No 39 General Hospital, Le Havre, 7 April 1919 (not yet diagnosed); to England, 10 April 1919; to No 1 Australian Dermatological Hospital, Bulford, 11 April 1919 (venereal disease); discharged, 26 April 1919; total period of treatment for venereal disease: 43 days.

Re-admitted to No 1 Australian Dermatological Hospital, 26 April 1919 (pleurisy and pneumonia); discharged, 12 July 1919.

Readmitted to No 1 Australian Dermatological Hospital, 12 July 1919 (venereal disease); discharged to No 2 Group, 1 September 1919; total period of treatment for venereal disease: 52 days.

Commenced return to Australia on board HT 'Raranga', 8 September 1919; disembarked Melbourne, 27 October 1919; discharged Melbourne (medically unfit), 19 December 1919.

Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal
Date of death3 May 1970
SourcesNAA: B2455, ADAMS John Edward

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