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James Alexander Adams

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Identity

About

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  • Title
  • Forenames
    James Alexander AWMM
  • Surname
    Adams AWMM
  • Ingoa
  • Also known as
  • Service number
    WWI 7/571 AWMM
  • Gender
    Male AWMM
  • Iwi
  • Hapū
  • Waka
  • Rohe
  • Religion
    Presbyterian, Christian AWMM

Civilian life

About birth

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  • Birth
    20 March 1891 Military personnel file Waverley, Waverley Military personnel file
  • Date of birth
  • Place of birth
  • Birth notes
  • Address before enlistment
    Unknown AWMM Akaroa, New Zealand AWMM
  • Post war occupation
  • Next of kin on embarkation
    Mrs Marjory Adams (mother), 70 Lonsdale Street, New Brighton, Christchurch, New Zealand AWMM
  • Relationship status
    Pre 16 October 1914 AWMM Single AWMM

Service

Wars and conflicts

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  • War
    World War I, 1914-1918 AWMM
  • Campaign
  • Armed force / branch
    Army AWMM
  • Service number
    WWI 7/571 AWMM
  • Military service
  • Promotions/ Postings/ Transfers

Military decorations

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Training and Enlistment

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  • Military training
  • Enlistment
    WW1 Labourer/Civilian 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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  • Son of Mrs. Marjory Adams of 306, Bealey Avenue, Christchurch, New Zealand. AWMM

Death

About death

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  • Death
    27 December 1917 AWMM
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  • Date of death
  • Age at death
  • Place of death
  • Cause of death
    Died of wounds AWMM
  • Death notes
  • Cemetery
    Cairo War Memorial Cemetery, Egypt AWMM O. 87. AWMM
  • Cemetery name
  • Grave reference
  • Obituary
  • Memorial name
    Imperial Camel Corps Memorial, Victoria Embankment Gardens, City of Westmister, London WC2N 6PB Public - Sue - Researcher - 11 January 2019 - WAR MEMORIALS ONLINE
    https://www.warmemorialsonline.org.uk/memorial/112244
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Memorials

Memorial

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Sources

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  • External links
  • Documents
    • New Zealand Army Expeditionary Force. (1914-1919). Nominal Rolls of New Zealand Expeditionary Force, Volume I. Wellington, N.Z.: Govt. Printer. AWMM
      Vol1: 4 AWMM
    • Beattie, P.J. & Pomeroy, M. (2013-2015). Onward : portraits of the New Zealand Expeditionary Force (vols 1-3). Auckland, New Zealand: Fair Dinkum Publications AWMM
      Vol. 4: Includes portrait AWMM

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11 January 2019SueAuckland New ZealandResearcher
23 November 2017JeniferWairarapaResearcher
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