Search results Next record Previous record Māori Hugh Miles William Adams Died 8 November 1943 PDF Key details Service number19750 AWMM Also known as Armed force / branchArmy AWMM Last rankPrivate AWMM 20 Infantry Battalion AWMM WarWorld War II, 1939-1945 AWMM Enquire Lay a poppy Renwick War Memorial. Image provided by John Halpin 2017, CC BY John Halpin 2017. View gallery Hide sources Show empty fields Identity About Contribute › Title ForenamesHugh Miles William AWMM SurnameAdams AWMM Ingoa Also known as Service number19750 AWMM GenderMale AWMM Iwi Hapū Waka Rohe Religion Images and documents Images Contribute › Documents Contribute › Civilian life About birth Contribute › Birth Date of birth Place of birth Birth notes Address before enlistmentUnknown AWMM Rock Ferry, Langley Dale, Blenheim, New Zealand AWMM Post war occupation Next of kin on embarkationMr R.G.W. Williams (father), Maxwell Road, Blenheim, New Zealand AWMM Relationship statusUnknown AWMM Single AWMM Service Wars and conflicts Contribute › WarWorld War II, 1939-1945 AWMM Campaign Armed force / branchArmy AWMM Service number19750 AWMM Military service Promotions/ Postings/ Transfers Military decorations Contribute › Medals and Awards Training and Enlistment Contribute › Military training Branch Trade Proficiency EnlistmentWW2 Unknown AWMM Farmer/Civilian AWMM Blenheim, Marlborough AWMM Occupation before enlistment Age on enlistment Embarkations Contribute › Embarkation detailsWW2 Private AWMM New Zealand Infantry Brigade AWMM Second New Zealand Expeditionary Force AWMM Prisoner of war Contribute › Capture detailsWW2 POW - PG 73, Carpi, Italy Italy Imperial POW Alphabetical List Italy, Europe Italy Imperial POW Alphabetical List Days interned Liberation date Liberation Repatriation POW liberation details POW serial number Medical history Contribute › Medical notesKilled or died while a Prisoner of War, Cause of Death AWMM Died while Prisoner of War AWMM I believe Hugh Adams was a friend of my father, who was on his funeral cortege in Austria Public - Lynn - 11 October 2020 - I have notes and a recorded interview from my father where this is mentioned. They were in the same POW camp together. Last known rank Contribute › Last rankPrivate AWMM 20 Infantry Battalion AWMM Biographical information Biographical information Contribute › Son of Russell G. W. Adams and of Marion Adams (nee Preslaw), of Blenheim, Marlborough, New Zealand. AWMM Death About death Contribute › Death8 November 1943 AWMM Age 35 AWMM Austria, Europe AWMM Date of death Age at death Place of death Cause of deathKilled or died while a Prisoner of War AWMM Death notes CemeteryKlagenfurt War Cemetery, Austria AWMM 6. A. 11. AWMM Cemetery name Grave reference Obituary Memorial name Memorial reference Memorials Memorial Contribute › Memorial nameRenick War Memorial, 55 High Street, Renwick AWMM Marlborough War Memorial, Second World War Panel AWMM Roll of Honour Remember Hugh Miles William Adams by laying a poppy. Hugh John Adams Hugh McDougall Adams Hugh Miles William Adams Hugh Miller Adams Ian Montague Adams Lay a poppy for 2021 Leave a note Leave a tribute or memory of Hugh Miles William Adams Leave a note Contribute › Processing Sources Sources Contribute › External linksCommonwealth War Graves Commission record https://www.cwgc.org/find-records/find-war-dead/casualty-details/2805200 Sources Used DocumentsSecond New Zealand Expeditionary Force. (1942). Nominal Roll Second New Zealand Expeditionary Force No. 5 (Embarkations from 1st July, 1941 to 30 September, 1941). Wellington, N.Z.: Govt. Printer. AWMM WW2 5: WW2 5 AWMM Pringle, D., & Glue, W. (1957). 20 Battalion and Armoured Regiment. Wellington, N.Z.: Department of Internal Affairs, War History Branch. AWMM Great Britain Army. (1945). Italy : imperial prisoners of war alphabetical list : section 4. London, U.K.: Government Printer. AWMM Contributors Processing Command item Command item Add new record Refresh DateFirst namesLocationRelationshipContact 11 October 2020LynnNelson, New ZealandOther The development of the Online Cenotaph is an ongoing process; updates, new images and records are added weekly. In some cases, records have yet to be confirmed by Museum staff, and there could be mistakes or omissions in the information provided. Online Cenotaph Data by Auckland War Memorial Museum is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International License Search results Next record Previous record