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Private John Adam

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Private John Adam

Birth
Paisley, Renfrewshire, Scotland
Death
12 May 1915 (aged 29–30)
Gelibolu, Çanakkale, Türkiye
Burial
Gelibolu, Çanakkale, Türkiye Add to Map
Plot
Row C. Grave 25.
Memorial ID
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~~~ADAM, John_Australian Imperial Force_ AIF_The Great War. (Service).~~~
Australian Imperial Force Regimental No……76, (4th Battalion, B Company).
Religion...... Presbyterian
Education...... Camphill School, Paisley, Scotland
Arrived in Australia......1910, Age 25 years.
Civil employment......Bookkeeper.
Marital status...... Single
Next of kin...... Father, Mr James Adam, Churchill House, Paisley, Scotland.
Attested into AIF......17th August 1914 in Sydney, New South Wales.
Age on enlistment...... 30 years.
Affirmed rank on death...... Private. (Affirmed 17/8/1914.)
Final Posting......4th Australian Infantry Battalion, AIF.
Embarked from......Sydney, New South Wales, aboard HMAT A14 Euripides on 20 October 1914.
Fate...... Killed in Action, 12th May 1915, Gallipoli Peninsula, Turkey
Dedicated War Cemetery...... 4th Battalion Parade Ground Cemetery, Gallipoli, Turkey
War service...... Egypt, Gallipoli
Medals...... 1914-15 Star, British War Medal, Victory Medal
Commemorated......Cenotaph, Hawkhead Cemetery, Paisley, Renfrewshire, Scotland
Commemorated...... Panel number 39, Roll of Honour, Australian War Memorial. .
~~~ADAM, John_Australian Imperial Force_ AIF_The Great War. (Service).~~~
Australian Imperial Force Regimental No……76, (4th Battalion, B Company).
Religion...... Presbyterian
Education...... Camphill School, Paisley, Scotland
Arrived in Australia......1910, Age 25 years.
Civil employment......Bookkeeper.
Marital status...... Single
Next of kin...... Father, Mr James Adam, Churchill House, Paisley, Scotland.
Attested into AIF......17th August 1914 in Sydney, New South Wales.
Age on enlistment...... 30 years.
Affirmed rank on death...... Private. (Affirmed 17/8/1914.)
Final Posting......4th Australian Infantry Battalion, AIF.
Embarked from......Sydney, New South Wales, aboard HMAT A14 Euripides on 20 October 1914.
Fate...... Killed in Action, 12th May 1915, Gallipoli Peninsula, Turkey
Dedicated War Cemetery...... 4th Battalion Parade Ground Cemetery, Gallipoli, Turkey
War service...... Egypt, Gallipoli
Medals...... 1914-15 Star, British War Medal, Victory Medal
Commemorated......Cenotaph, Hawkhead Cemetery, Paisley, Renfrewshire, Scotland
Commemorated...... Panel number 39, Roll of Honour, Australian War Memorial. .

Inscription

76 PRIVATE
J. ADAM
4TH BN. AUSTRALIAN INF.
12 MAY 1915

Gravesite Details

Private John ADAM, 4th Australian Infantry Battalion, AIF, #76.



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  • Maintained by: Cobber
  • Originally Created by: Jim Tipton
  • Added: Aug 4, 2010
  • Find a Grave Memorial ID:
  • Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/55857363/john-adam: accessed ), memorial page for Private John Adam (1885–12 May 1915), Find a Grave Memorial ID 55857363, citing 4th Battalion Parade Ground Cemetery, Gelibolu, Çanakkale, Türkiye; Maintained by Cobber (contributor 50072026).