Adam Roderick Madill

Forenames

Adam Roderick AWMM

Surname

Madill AWMM

Service number

WWI 11370 AWMM

Gender

Male AWMM

Birth

11 Nov 1880 AWMM

Next of kin

Reverend William Henry Madill (father), Papakura, Auckland, New Zealand AWMM

Relationship status

Pre 01 May 1916 AWMM Single AWMM

War

World War I, 1914-1918 AWMM

Armed force / branch

Army AWMM

Service number

WWI 11370 AWMM

Enlistment

WW1 Unknown AWMM Clergyman/Civilian AWMM

Embarkation details

WW1 01 May 1916-09 Jun 1916 AWMM
HMNZT 51 AWMM Vessel was Ulimaroa AWMM Sergeant AWMM 12th Reinforcements, Auckland Infantry Battalion, A Company AWMM New Zealand Expeditionary Force AWMM

Medical notes

Killed in Action, Cause of Death AWMM

Last rank

WW1 Corporal/Military AWMM
Auckland Infantry Regiment, 2nd Battalion AWMM

Son of William Henry and Nancie Ann Madill.

Born at Pukekohe, New Zealand. A Presbyterian minister in full standing and was minister of Whakatane when he enlisted. Offered a full diploma which he declined preferring to serve in the ranks.

Attended Pukekohe East Primary School.

Remembered at Pukekohe Intermediate School, with Memorial stones & loving memory roses.

Next of Kin: Mr R. Madill, Hamilton, Waikato (Roll of Honour, Auckland Province 1914-1918 (Volume 2)) AWMM

Death

21 Feb 1917 AWMM
Age  37 AWMM

Cause of death

Killed in Action AWMM

Cemetery

Pont-Du-Hem Military Cemetery, La Gorgue, Nord, France AWMM IV. D. 13. AWMM

Memorial name

• Pukekohe Intermediate School, WW1, Memorial stones & loving memory roses AWMM
• Hamilton Memorial Park, Memorial Drive, Hamilton East, 3216 AWMM
• Auckland War Memorial Museum, World War 1 Hall of Memories AWMM

Related objects

External links

• Military personnel file
  https://collections.archives.govt.nz/web/arena/search/#/entity/aims-archive/R10927581
  Further Reference
• Ministry for Culture and Heritage. Pukekohe school First World War memorial
  https://nzhistory.govt.nz/memorial/pukekohe-school-first-world-war-memorial
  Further Reference
• A Street Near You record
  https://astreetnearyou.org/person/597054/-
  Further Reference
• Commonwealth War Graves Commission Casualty record
  https://www.cwgc.org/find-war-dead/casualty/597054
  Further Reference

References

• New Zealand Army Expeditionary Force. (1917). Nominal Rolls of New Zealand Expeditionary Force Volume II. Wellington, N.Z.: Govt. Printer.
  30: 2
• Auckland Weekly News
  The Auckland Weekly News, 19 April 1917, page 45.
• Franklin county news
  Alexander, E. (2 March 2006). Memorial Stones ceremony organised. Franklin County News.
• Miller, R. (Ed.). (2012). Pukekohe's memorial stones. Auckland, N.Z.: Franklin Historical Society.
• Information kindly provided by family
• Roll of Honour, Auckland Province (digital copy), 1914 - 1919. Auckland War Memorial Museum Library. MS-2016-2.
• Burton, O. (1922). The Auckland regiment : being an account of the doings on active service of the First, Second and Third Battalions of the Auckland Regiment. Wellington, N.Z.: Whitcombe & Tombs.