Identity
Title
Forenames
William Desmond AWMM
Surname
Adams AWMM
Ingoa
Also known as
Service number
WWII 4050 AWMM
Gender
Iwi
Hapū
Waka
Rohe
Religion
Civilian life
Birth
Date of birth
Place of birth
Birth notes
Address before enlistment
WW2 Unknown AWMM 161 Arthur Street, Onehunga, Auckland, New Zealand AWMM
Post war occupation
Next of kin on embarkation
WW2 Mrs H. Adams (mother), 161 Arthur Street, Onehunga, Auckland, New Zealand AWMM
Relationship status
Pre 5 January 1940
AWMM Single AWMM
Service
Capture details
- WW2
List of 2NZEF POW (MS 2009/8) - WW2 POW - Stalag 383, Hohenfels, Bavaria, Germany 2NZEF, Germany and German occupied territories : imperial prisoners of war alphabetical list : section 4. N.Z. 1945.
Germany, Europe 2NZEF, Germany and German occupied territories : imperial prisoners of war alphabetical list : section 4. N.Z. 1945.
Days interned
Liberation date
Liberation Repatriation
POW liberation details
POW serial number
WWII 470 AWMM
Death
Death
Date of death
Age at death
Place of death
Cause of death
Death notes
Cemetery
Cemetery name
Grave reference
Obituary
Memorial name
Memorial reference
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Processing
Sources
External links
Documents
- 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
WW2 1: WW2 5 AWMM - List of 2NZEF Prisoners of War. 1941-1945. Auckland War Memorial Museum Library. MS 2009/8. AWMM
- Great Britain Army. (1945). Germany and German occupied territories : imperial prisoners of war alphabetical list : section 4. London, U.K.: Government Printer. AWMM
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