Toowoomba Soldiers' Memorial Hall WW1 Roll of Honour
George Thomas ADAMS
Photo: Australian War Memorial
Birthplace
Enogerra
Resided
Toowoomba
Occupation
Stockman
Enlisted
20-December-1916
Place
Toowoomba
Age
20
Status
Single
Service No
3525
Rank
Private
Unit
52nd Battalion, 9th Reinforcements
Embarked
24-January-1917
Place
Sydney
Active Service
Western Front
Highest rank
N/A
Honours and Awards
No
Fate
How Died
Killed in action
Date
18 October 1917
Place
Polygon Wood, Belgium
Cemetery or Memorial
Ypres Menin Gate Memorial, Belgium
Notes
Name on ROH: R.F. ADAMS
George Adams disembarked in England in April 1917 and spent four months at training camps. In August 1917 he joined his unit in France and was killed at Polygon Wood in Belgium eight weeks later. He body was never found.