24 February 1917 - Death Notices

Adah placed these Death Notices in the local Melbourne newspapers.

Reference: can be found via TROVE in 'The Australasian' (Melbourne, Vic.),

Saturday 3 March 1917, p.53, in the Family Notices, Died on Service section.

Reference: can be found via TROVE in 'The Argus' (Melbourne Vic.),

Saturday 24 February 1917, p.13 in the Family Notices, Died on Service section.

The text in the notices is the same for both:

'ADAMS - On the 19th February, accidentally killed on duty, Lieutenant Athol G. Adams of the Royal Flying Corps, Egypt, loved youngest son of Adah E. Sherwood and the late Alex. J. Adams, aged 22 years and 9 months, after 2 years and 6 months active service.'