Private Stanley John Adams

Private Stanley John Adams (5027, 4th Battalion), from Randwick, Sydney, NSW, was a plumber before the war. He claimed to be 18 years 1 month old when he enlisted in January 1916. Stanley was killed by a shell at Mouquet Farm, France, on 16 August 1916. He was buried between Mouquet Farm and Pozières but the grave could not be located after the war. His name is recorded on the Australian Memorial at Villers-Bretonneux. His father later wrote that Stanley was 16 years old when he died. Stanley's brother, Corporal J.W. Adams of the 1st Battalion, served in both Gallipoli and France.