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George James Adams

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Portrait, Auckland Weekly News Honour Roll 1915. - No known copyright restrictions

Portrait, Auckland Weekly News Honour Roll 1915. - No known copyright restrictions

Identity

About

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  • Title
  • Forenames
    George James AWMM
  • Surname
    Adams AWMM
  • Ingoa
  • Also known as
  • Service number
    WWI 12/1136 AWMM
  • Gender
    Male AWMM
  • Iwi / Hapū / Waka / Rohe
  • Religion
    Church of England, Christian AWMM

Civilian life

About birth

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  • Birth
    13 August 1879 Military personnel file Melbourne, Victoria Military personnel file
  • Date of birth
  • Place of birth
  • Birth notes
  • Address before enlistment
    Unknown AWMM 33 Sussex Street, Grey Lynn, New Zealand AWMM
  • Post war occupation
  • Next of kin on embarkation
    Mrs R.A. Wrigley (sister), 33 Sussex Street, Grey Lynn, Auckland, New Zealand AWMM
  • Relationship status
    Pre 14 December 1914 AWMM Single AWMM

Service

Wars and conflicts

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  • War
    World War I, 1914-1918 AWMM
  • Campaign
    1915-1916 Gallipoli AWMM
  • Armed force / branch
    Army AWMM
  • Service number
    WWI 12/1136 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
    WW1 Seaman AWMM
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  • 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 wounds, Cause of Death AWMM

Last known rank

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Biographical information

Biographical information

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  • Private Adams was wounded and evacuated off Gallipoli to Cairo General Hospital. He recovered and returned to Gallipoli in early August 1915.He was wounded a second time and evacuated to Egypt where he died of his wounds.

    Next of Kin: Mrs K. M. Ridley, 116 Queen St, Auckland (Roll of Honour, Auckland Province 1914-1918 (Volume 1)) AWMM

Death

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  • Death
    27 August 1915 AWMM
    Age 33 AWMM
  • Date of death
  • Age at death
  • Place of death
  • Cause of death
    Died of wounds AWMM
  • Death notes
  • Cemetery
    Alexandria (Chatby) Military and War Memorial Cemetery, Egypt AWMM J. 33. AWMM
  • Cemetery name
  • Grave reference
  • Obituary
  • Memorial name
  • Memorial reference

Memorials

Memorial

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  • Memorial name
    Auckland War Memorial Museum, World War 1 Hall of Memories AWMM

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