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Victor Adlam

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Auckland War Memorial Museum, World War 1 Hall of Memories G.J. Adams - Ahearn - No known copyright restrictions

Auckland War Memorial Museum, World War 1 Hall of Memories G.J. Adams - Ahearn - No known copyright …

Identity

About

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  • Title
  • Forenames
    Victor AWMM
  • Surname
    Adlam AWMM
  • Ingoa
  • Also known as
  • Service number
    • WWI MLF/25 AWMM
    • WWI NZE 19 AWMM
    • WWI NZNF25 AWMM
  • Gender
    Male AWMM
  • Iwi / Hapū / Waka / Rohe
  • Religion

Civilian life

About birth

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  • Birth
  • Date of birth
  • Place of birth
  • Birth notes
  • Address before enlistment
  • Post war occupation
  • Next of kin on embarkation
  • Relationship status

Service

Wars and conflicts

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  • War
    World War I, 1914-1918 AWMM
  • Campaign
  • Armed force / branch
    Navy AWMM
  • Service number
    • WWI MLF/25 AWMM
    • WWI NZE 19 AWMM
    • WWI NZNF25 AWMM
  • Military service
    Royal Navy AWMM
    HMS Philomel AWMM
  • Promotions/ Postings/ Transfers

Military decorations

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  • Medals and Awards

Training and Enlistment

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  • Military training
  • Branch Trade Proficiency
  • Enlistment
  • 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
    Died of Sickness, Cause of Death AWMM
    Died of disease, malaria or food poisoning AWMM

Biographical information

Biographical information

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  • Victor Adlam was the son of Clara Mary Adlam of Templeton, Christchurch

    Adlam is reported to have died of disease during one of HMS Philomel's visits to Bombay, India while on Persian Gulf patrol.

    Died in Bombay of suspected malaria or food poisoning - in mass grave in front of Kirkee Memorial, India AWMM

Death

About death

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  • Death
    3 June 1916 AWMM
    Mumbai, India AWMM
  • Date of death
  • Age at death
  • Place of death
  • Cause of death
    Died of Sickness AWMM
  • Death notes
  • Cemetery
  • Cemetery name
  • Grave reference
  • Obituary
  • Memorial name
  • Memorial reference

Memorials

Memorial

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  • Memorial name
    • Kirkee 1914-1918 Memorial, India AWMM
    • Auckland War Memorial Museum, World War 1 Hall of Memories AWMM

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Sources

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