Medical examination

http://recordsearch.naa.gov.au/scripts/Imagine.aspCopyright: National Archives of Australia

Before enlisting on 17 August 1914, Athol Gladwyn Adams [A.G. Adams] undertook a medical examination. This document sets out a brief description of him:

• 20 years and 3 months of age at this date.
• Five foot and 9 inches tall.
• 10 stone and 8 lbs.
• Dark complexion, blue eyes and brown hair.
• Religious denomination - Church of England.
• First toe off left foot.

This form found him to be fit for service, despite the absence of the toe. The form is dated 14 August 1914 at Prahran (an inner suburb of Melbourne, Victoria, Australia).