Service Details
- Branch of Service
- Army
- Conflict
- World War II (1939-1945)
- Date of Enlistment
- 21/01/1942
- Place of Enlistment
- Canberra ACT
Personal Details
- Gender
- Male
- Date of Birth
- 16/08/1908
- Place of Birth
- Edinburgh, Scotland
- Address (at enlistment)
- Canberra Avenue, Griffith ACT
- School(s) Attended
- Ballina Public School
- Occupation
- Telegraphist
- Next of Kin
- Florence Adamson (wife), Canberra Avenue, Griffith ACT
Unit and Rank Details
- Service Number
- N378626
Notes
After completing school, Adamson joined the Post Office as a telegram boy and worked in Ballina, Lismore, Sydney and Canberra where he was based when he enlisted in 1942. After the war Adamson became a District Postal Inspector in Kempsey. He died in 1954 in Bathurst District Hospital.
Sources
WWII Nominal Roll http://www.ww2roll.gov.au
ACT Electoral Rolls 1916 to 1967 http://canberraheritageportal.org/default.php
Northern Star - 18 May 1954