ANZAC Heroes | Great War 1914 – 1918

Bunbury – Wellington District Western Australia

ADAMS, Herbert Gerald

ADAMS, Herbert Gerald

Full Name: Herbert Gerald

ADAMS

Date of Birth: 02

–

1896

Place of birth: Quindalup WA

Australia

Occupation: Farmer

Address: Yallingup WA

Next of Kin: Father- Henry Arthur ADAMS, Mother- Frances Ellen ADAMS

Next of Kin Address: Yallingup WA

Religion: Church of England

Service Number: 5044

Rank: Private

Unit/Division: 11th Battalion

Enlistment Date: 1916-02-04

Enlistment Location: Blackboy Hill

WA

Embarkation Port:

Embarkation Date: 1916-03-31

Embarkation Ship:

Disembarkation Port:

Disembarkation Date: 1916-04-24

Locations Served:

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Returned: No

Discharge Date:

Cause of Death: Died of Wounds

Date of Death:

Place of Death: Thorpe, Norwich England

Age at Death: 21

Burial Location: Norwich Cemetery Norwich Norfolk Section 54, Grave No. 699

10/01/1916- Completed Application for Enlistment & Preliminary Medical Examination Bunbury WA
4/02/1916- To Area No. 2 Blackboy Hill WA as Private
14/02/1916- To 16th Reinforcements 11th Battalion Bunbury WA as Private
31/03/1916- Embarked Fremantle WA aboard ” Shropshire ” bound for Egypt
23/04/1916- Admitted to Ships Hospital at Sea ( Influenza )
24/04/1916- Disembarked Alexandria ex Australia to No. 3 General Government Hospital Heliopolis Egypt
1/05/1916- Transferred to No. 1 Aux Hospital Alexandria then to Convalescent Hospital Ras-el-Tin
1/06/1916- Admitted 3rd Australian General Hospital Abbassia Egypt
13/06/1916- Discharged for Duty to Overseas Base Depot Egypt
16/06/1916- Re-admitted 3rd Australian General Hospital Abbassia then to 2nd Australian Sationary Hospital Tel-el-Kebir Egypt
3/07/1916- Evacuated/Admitted 3rd London General Hospital Wandsworth England ( Gastritis )
25/07/1916- Discharged to Dysentery Hospital Barton New Milton England
15/08/1916- Discharged from Hospital to No. 1 Command Depot Perham Downs England
10/11/1916- Admitted Delhi Military Hospital Tidworth England ( Orchitis )
16/11/1916- Discharged from Hospital to No. 1 Command Depot Perham Downs
11/01/1917- To No. 3 Training Camp Durrington England
25/04/1917- Proceeded Overseas 1st Australian Base DepotEtaples France ex Folkestone ex Durrington
1/05/1917- Taken on Strength 11th Battalion in the field France
22/09/1917- Wounded in Action France ( Gunshot Wound to right side of Chest )
23/09/1917- Admitted 2nd Australian General Hospital Wimereux France ex 6th Australian Field Ambulance ex 10th Casualty Clearing Station ex Ambulance Train 33
23/09/1917- Evacuated/Admitted Norfolk War Hospital Thorpe Norwich
27/09/1917- Died from Wounds received in Action France ( Died at 9.20pm from Acute Endocarditis at Norfolk War Hospital Thorpe Norwich England).

SERVICE MEDALS AWARDED

British War Medal – No. 34200

Victory Medal – No. 33957

Memorial Plaque/Scroll – No. 331033

 

MEMORIAL INSCRIPTIONS

Busselton War Memorial WA

Australian War Memorial Canberra ACT – Panel No. 61.