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John Quinton Adams

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Nominal Roll Vol 1, Page: 4 - No known copyright restrictions

Nominal Roll Vol 1, Page: 4 - No known copyright restrictions

Identity

About

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  • Title
  • Forenames
    John Quinton AWMM
  • Surname
    Adams AWMM
  • Ingoa
  • Also known as
  • Service number
    WWI 4/669 AWMM
  • Gender
    Male AWMM
  • Iwi / Hapū / Waka / Rohe
  • Religion
    Anglican, Christian AWMM

Civilian life

About birth

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  • Birth
    1 January 1884 AWMM Otago, New Zealand AWMM
  • Date of birth
  • Place of birth
  • Birth notes
  • Address before enlistment
    145 Hobson Street, Auckland, New Zealand AWMM
  • Post war occupation
  • Next of kin on embarkation
    George Adams (brother), care of C.M. Banks, Thorndon Quay, Wellington, New Zealand AWMM
  • Relationship status
    Pre 17 April 1915 AWMM Single AWMM

Service

Wars and conflicts

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  • War
    World War I, 1914-1918 AWMM
  • Campaign
  • Armed force / branch
    Army AWMM
  • Service number
    WWI 4/669 AWMM
  • Military service
  • Promotions/ Postings/ Transfers

Military decorations

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Training and Enlistment

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  • Military training
  • Branch Trade Proficiency
  • Enlistment
    WW1 AWMM
  • Occupation before enlistment
  • Age on enlistment

Embarkations

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Prisoner of war

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  • Capture details
  • Days interned
  • Liberation date
  • Liberation Repatriation
  • POW liberation details
  • POW serial number

Medical history

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  • Medical notes

Last known rank

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  • Last rank

Biographical information

Biographical information

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  • Citation for Military Medal :

    M.M. Corporal, 2nd Field Company N.Z. Engineers
    L.G. 13 Nov 1918, p13401, Rec No 2221

    He was in charge of a carrying party at Hebuterne at 10 p.m. on 24th July 1918.
    While the party was accompanying G.S.wagon through the village a shell struck wagon, wounding 3 men of his party, the driver and a horse, and scattering the remainder of his party. This caused horses to bolt, and eventually they got entangled in a belt of barbed wire. Although still under shell fire this N.C.O. succeeded in extricating the horses from the wire after much difficulty. He then re-assembled his party, and despite continuance of shell fire succeeded in getting material delivered to the forward line. He set a fine example throughout. Public - Jenifer - Researcher - 2 February 2021 - OnwardNZEF : New Zealand
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Death

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  • Death
    18 July 1953 AWMM
    Whangarei, Northland AWMM
  • Date of death
  • Age at death
  • Place of death
  • Cause of death
  • Death notes
  • Cemetery
  • Cemetery name
  • Grave reference
  • Obituary
  • Memorial name
  • Memorial reference

Memorials

Memorial

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Sources

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  • References
    • McDonald, W. (2013). Honours and Awards to the New Zealand Expeditionary Force in the Great War, 1914-1918. (3rd ed.). Hamilton, N.Z.: Richard Stowers. AWMM
    • New Zealand Army Expeditionary Force. (1914-1919). Nominal Rolls of New Zealand Expeditionary Force, Volume I. Wellington, N.Z.: Govt. Printer. AWMM
      Vol1: 4 AWMM
    • Beattie, P.J. & Pomeroy, M. (2013-2020). Onward : portraits of the New Zealand Expeditionary Force (vols 1-5). Auckland, New Zealand: Fair Dinkum Publications AWMM
      Vol. 3: Includes portrait AWMM

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02 February 2021JeniferWairarapaResearcher

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