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Corporal Lewis Henry Adams

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Corporal Lewis Henry Adams

Birth
Jericho, Barcaldine Region, Queensland, Australia
Death
9 Jul 1945 (aged 25)
Bougainville, Central Bougainville District, Bougainville, Papua New Guinea
Burial
Port Moresby, National Capital District, National Capital, Papua New Guinea Add to Map
Plot
Plot C1. Row F. Grave 21.
Memorial ID
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~~~~Military Service, Australian Military Forces, Army, World War Two~~~~~~
Service Number:--- QX49659
Enlisted:---2nd March 1943, Papua New Guinea
Last Rank:--- Corporal
Final Posting:---14th Australian Infantry Battalion, AMF.
Home Town:--- Jericho, Barcaldine, Queensland
Civilian Employment:--- Labourer
Fate:--- Killed in action, Bougainville, 9th July 1945, aged 25 years
Burial:---Port Moresby War Cemetery
Memorials:--- Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour
Next of Kin:--- Father, Mr Henry Adams.
Parents:--- Son of Henry Albert and Alice Elizabeth Adams, of Jericho, Queensland.

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~~~~Military Service, Australian Military Forces, Army, World War Two~~~~~~
Service Number:--- QX49659
Enlisted:---2nd March 1943, Papua New Guinea
Last Rank:--- Corporal
Final Posting:---14th Australian Infantry Battalion, AMF.
Home Town:--- Jericho, Barcaldine, Queensland
Civilian Employment:--- Labourer
Fate:--- Killed in action, Bougainville, 9th July 1945, aged 25 years
Burial:---Port Moresby War Cemetery
Memorials:--- Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour
Next of Kin:--- Father, Mr Henry Adams.
Parents:--- Son of Henry Albert and Alice Elizabeth Adams, of Jericho, Queensland.

View Memorial Site here.

Inscription

(AUSTRALIAN RISING SUN EMBLEM)
QX49659 CORPORAL
L. H. ADAMS
15TH INFANTRTY BATTALION
9TH JULY 1945 AGE 25
(Battlefield Cross Symbol)
"HE DIED THAT WE MIGHT LIVE"

Gravesite Details

Service Number QX49659


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