217392 Lt. John Evan Adlard Australian Imperial Force 1st Division Ammunition Column from:Australia John Evan Adlard was born in Surrey, England in 1888. He enlisted in the Australian Imperial Force as a driver on 3rd February 1915. Adlard had 4 years prior military service in the British Army Horse Artillery, also as a driver, which contributed to his commission as an officer.
He departed Melbourne with the 1st Division Ammunition Column from Melbourne aboard HMAT Bakara on 14 May 1915. After a stopover in Egypt, he embarked for Gallipoli aboard RMS Snaefell in June 1915. He landed at Cape Helles from the River Clyde. Adlard soon fell ill and was admitted to hospital in Malta on 16th September 1915.
He left Malta aboard the hospital ship HMHT Dunluce Castle on 13th October 1915 and set sail for England. On 12th January 1917, he was admitted for training at the Royal Artillery Cadet School in St John's Wood, England. He was subsequently reassigned to the 1st Division Column on the Western Front.
John Adlard was wounded on 23rd October 1917 and transferred to England before returning to Australia aboard SS Balmoral Castle on 1st February 1918.
He died in Australia in 1980
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