WW2 Service Australian Army Rank Sergeant VX28786 Infantry. Age: 29.
Posting on Death: 2/24th Infantry Battalion, he was killed in action in Egypt.
The defenders of Tobruk did not surrender, they did not retreat. Their determination, bravery, and humour, combined with the aggressive tactics of their commanders, became a source of inspiration during some of the war's darkest days. In so doing, they achieved lasting fame as the "Rats of Tobruk". Sgt Stanley Llewellyn Adams was one of those men. Courtesy AWM.
Family
Son of John Glover Adams and Florence Amelia Anne Adams; husband of Amy Adams, of Black Rock, Victoria, Australia.
Remembrance
He is commemorated on the Roll of Honour in Melbourne, also his name is located at panel 51 in the Commemorative Area at the Australian War Memorial (as indicated by the poppy on the plan).
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View memorial site HERE.
Posting on Death: 2/24th Infantry Battalion, he was killed in action in Egypt.
The defenders of Tobruk did not surrender, they did not retreat. Their determination, bravery, and humour, combined with the aggressive tactics of their commanders, became a source of inspiration during some of the war's darkest days. In so doing, they achieved lasting fame as the "Rats of Tobruk". Sgt Stanley Llewellyn Adams was one of those men. Courtesy AWM.
Family
Son of John Glover Adams and Florence Amelia Anne Adams; husband of Amy Adams, of Black Rock, Victoria, Australia.
Remembrance
He is commemorated on the Roll of Honour in Melbourne, also his name is located at panel 51 in the Commemorative Area at the Australian War Memorial (as indicated by the poppy on the plan).
~
View memorial site HERE.
WW2 Service Australian Army Rank Sergeant VX28786 Infantry. Age: 29.
Posting on Death: 2/24th Infantry Battalion, he was killed in action in Egypt.
The defenders of Tobruk did not surrender, they did not retreat. Their determination, bravery, and humour, combined with the aggressive tactics of their commanders, became a source of inspiration during some of the war's darkest days. In so doing, they achieved lasting fame as the "Rats of Tobruk". Sgt Stanley Llewellyn Adams was one of those men. Courtesy AWM.
Family
Son of John Glover Adams and Florence Amelia Anne Adams; husband of Amy Adams, of Black Rock, Victoria, Australia.
Remembrance
He is commemorated on the Roll of Honour in Melbourne, also his name is located at panel 51 in the Commemorative Area at the Australian War Memorial (as indicated by the poppy on the plan).
~
View memorial site HERE.
Posting on Death: 2/24th Infantry Battalion, he was killed in action in Egypt.
The defenders of Tobruk did not surrender, they did not retreat. Their determination, bravery, and humour, combined with the aggressive tactics of their commanders, became a source of inspiration during some of the war's darkest days. In so doing, they achieved lasting fame as the "Rats of Tobruk". Sgt Stanley Llewellyn Adams was one of those men. Courtesy AWM.
Family
Son of John Glover Adams and Florence Amelia Anne Adams; husband of Amy Adams, of Black Rock, Victoria, Australia.
Remembrance
He is commemorated on the Roll of Honour in Melbourne, also his name is located at panel 51 in the Commemorative Area at the Australian War Memorial (as indicated by the poppy on the plan).
~
View memorial site HERE.
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