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Alexander James Adamson

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Tyne Cot Memorial, Tyne Cot Cemetery, Zonnebeke, Belgium (photo B.G. Knights, 2009) - No known copyright restrictions

Tyne Cot Memorial, Tyne Cot Cemetery, Zonnebeke, Belgium (photo B.G. Knights, 2009) - No known copyr …

Identity

About

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  • Title
  • Forenames
    Alexander James AWMM
  • Surname
    Adamson AWMM
  • Ingoa
  • Also known as
    Alex AWMM
  • Service number
    WWI 37959 AWMM
  • Gender
    Male AWMM
  • Iwi / Hapū / Waka / Rohe
  • Religion
    Presbyterian, Christian AWMM

Civilian life

About birth

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  • Birth
    22 March 1887 Military personnel file
  • Date of birth
  • Place of birth
  • Birth notes
  • Address before enlistment
  • Post war occupation
    Carpenter/Civilian AWMM
  • Next of kin on embarkation
    A. Adamson (father), Ormondville, Hawke's Bay, New Zealand AWMM
  • Relationship status

Service

Wars and conflicts

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  • War
    World War I, 1914-1918 AWMM
  • Campaign
  • Armed force / branch
    Army AWMM
  • Service number
    WWI 37959 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 Carpenter/Civilian AWMM
  • 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
    Killed in Action, Cause of Death AWMM

Last known rank

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Biographical information

Biographical information

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  • Alexander Adamson was the son of Alexander Adamson of Ormondville, Hawke's Bay.

    Listed as Alex by National Archives, New Zealand AWMM

Death

About death

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  • Death
    4 October 1917 AWMM
    Age 30 AWMM
    Ypres, Belgium AWMM
  • Date of death
  • Age at death
  • Place of death
  • Cause of death
    Killed in Action AWMM
  • Death notes
  • Cemetery
  • Cemetery name
  • Grave reference
  • Obituary
  • Memorial name
  • Memorial reference

Memorials

Memorial

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  • Memorial name
    Tyne Cot Memorial, Tyne Cot Cemetery, Zonnebeke, West-Vlaanderen, Belgium AWMM

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04 June 2021Ian BanksTaumarunui New ZealandResearcher

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