Service Details
- Branch of Service
- Air Force
- Conflict
- World War II (1939-1945)
- Date of Enlistment
- 23/03/1943
- Date of Discharge
- 21/08/1945
- Place of Enlistment
- Sydney NSW
Personal Details
- Gender
- Male
- Other Name(s)
- Known as 'Frank'
- Date of Birth
- 27/01/1925
- Place of Birth
- North Sydney, NSW
- Address (at enlistment)
- Telopea Park, Kingston ACT
- School(s) Attended
- St. Christopher's School (Manuka)
- Next of Kin
- Talbot (Tom) Adams (father), Telopea Park, Barton ACT
Unit and Rank Details
- Service Number
- 132325
- Final Rank
- Leading Aircraftman
- Final Unit
- 165 Radar Station
Notes
Frank Adams' father was a master butcher and business man and opened (with his brothers) one of the first butcher shops in Kingston in the 1920s. Frank attained his leaving certificate in 1940 while attending St. Christopher's School in Manuka and joined the public service before enlisting in 1943. Adams' final unit, 165 Radar Station, was based near Richmond in western Sydney during the war. He died in Grafton NSW on 21 January 1990.
Sources
The Canberra Times - 13 December 1934, 12 December 1940, 9 August 1943, 23 January 1990
ACT Heritage Library Manuscript Collection - HMSS 0468
WWII Nominal Roll http://www.ww2roll.gov.au
ACT Electoral Rolls 1916 to 1967 http://canberraheritageportal.org/default.php