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Alan Augustus Adams

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Alan A. Adams . Photographer Elliot & Fry , London

Alan A. Adams

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Identity

About

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  • Title
  • Forenames
    Alan Augustus AWMM
  • Surname
    Adams AWMM
  • Ingoa
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  • Gender
    Male AWMM
  • Iwi / Hapū / Waka / Rohe
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Civilian life

About birth

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  • Birth
    8 May 1883 AWMM
  • Date of birth
  • Place of birth
    Greymouth New Zealand Public - Roger - Researcher - 17 December 2019 - Military Personnel File
  • Birth notes
  • Address before enlistment
  • Post war occupation
  • Next of kin on embarkation
    Allen Augustus Adams and Margaret Jane Adams nee Campbell. Public - Marianne - 14 June 2022 - Ancestry.com
  • Relationship status
    Single Public - Marianne - 14 June 2022 - Ancestry.com

Service

Wars and conflicts

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  • War
    World War I, 1914-1918 AWMM
  • Campaign
    • Gallipoli, Western Front Public - Roger - Researcher - 17 December 2019 - Military Personnel File
  • Armed force / branch
    Army AWMM
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  • Military service
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Military decorations

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Training and Enlistment

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  • Military training
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    WW1 Medical student/Civilian AWMM
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Embarkations

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Prisoner of war

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Medical history

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Last known rank

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Biographical information

Biographical information

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  • Enlisted in London 24/09/1914, discharged from NZEF on 11/12/1914 to take up a commission with the Imperial Forces. Served with the Prince of Wales Own (West Yorkshire Regiment). Discharged in England on 08/02/1920. Died at Greymouth New Zealand in 1963 Public - Roger - Researcher - 17 December 2019 - Military Personnel File

Death

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Memorials

Memorial

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DateFirst namesLocationRelationshipContact
14 June 2022MarianneWellingtonOther
14 January 2020RogerAuckland New ZealandResearcher

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