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Dudley John Adams

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Taken with members of the NZ Div. Cavalry at Maadi, Egypt, May 1940.

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Identity

About

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  • Title
  • Forenames
    Dudley John AWMM
  • Surname
    Adams AWMM
  • Ingoa
  • Also known as
  • Service number
    1055 AWMM
  • Gender
    Male AWMM
  • Iwi / Hapū / Waka / Rohe
  • Religion

Civilian life

About birth

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  • Birth
  • Date of birth
    29 December 1914 Public - jeannette - 5 June 2019 - NZ death Register
  • Place of birth
    New Zealand Public - jeannette - 5 June 2019 - NZ Birth Register
  • Birth notes
  • Address before enlistment
    Unknown AWMM Bank of New Zealand, Whangarei, North Auckland, New Zealand AWMM
  • Post war occupation
  • Next of kin on embarkation
    Mr W.G. Adams (father), Ngaruawahia, Waikato, New Zealand AWMM
  • Relationship status
    Pre 5 January 1940 AWMM Single AWMM

Service

Wars and conflicts

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  • War
    World War II, 1939-1945 AWMM
  • Campaign
  • Armed force / branch
    Army AWMM
  • Service number
    1055 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
    WW2 Unknown AWMM Banker/Civilian AWMM
    Whangarei, Northland 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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Death

About death

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  • Death
    29 July 2001 Public Source
  • Date of death
    29 July 2001 Public - jeannette - 5 June 2019 - Memorial
  • Age at death
  • Place of death
  • Cause of death
  • Death notes
  • Cemetery
  • Cemetery name
    Howick Cemetery (Paparoa) Public - jeannette - 5 June 2019 - Auckland council
  • Grave reference
    COLUM-P10-C006 Public - jeannette - 5 June 2019 - Auckland council
  • Obituary
  • Memorial name
  • Memorial reference

Memorials

Memorial

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Roll of Honour

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Sources

Sources

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  • External links
    Ashes interred Howick Cemetery (Paparoa) PLOTCOLUM-P10-C006 Public - Jeannette - 4 June 2019 - https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/177192864/dudley-john-adams
  • References
    • Second New Zealand Expeditionary Force. (1941). Nominal Roll Second New Zealand Expeditionary Force No. 1 (Embarkations to 31st March, 1940). Wellington, N.Z.: Govt. Printer. AWMM
      p.5 AWMM
    • Loughnan, R. (1963). Divisional Cavalry. Wellington, N.Z.: Department of Internal Affairs, War History Branch. AWMM

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DateFirst namesLocationRelationshipContact
04 July 2019JackPebble BeachResearcher
05 June 2019jeannetteHowick, AucklandOther

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