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William Albert Adamson

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Identity

About

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  • Title
  • Forenames
    William Albert AWMM
  • Surname
    Adamson AWMM
  • Ingoa
  • Also known as
  • Service number
    WWI 2/203 AWMM
  • Gender
    Male AWMM
  • Iwi / Hapū / Waka / Rohe
  • Religion
    Methodist, Christian AWMM

Civilian life

About birth

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  • Birth
    27 January 1894 Military personnel file Invercargill, Southland Military personnel file
  • Date of birth
  • Place of birth
  • Birth notes
  • Address before enlistment
    Unknown AWMM 207 Spey Street, Invercargill, New Zealand AWMM
  • Post war occupation
    Clerk/Civilian AWMM
  • Next of kin on embarkation
    Mrs Adamson, 207 Spey Street, Invercargill, 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 2/203 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 Otago, New Zealand 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
    Died of Disease, Cause of Death AWMM
    Diptheria AWMM

Biographical information

Biographical information

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  • William Adamson was the son of Mrs S. Adamson of 207 Spey Street, Invercargill.

    He was wounded in action on 24 June 1915 and died of diphtheria on 4 September 1915 AWMM

Death

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  • Death
    4 September 1915 AWMM
    Mudros, Lemnos Island AWMM
  • Date of death
  • Age at death
  • Place of death
  • Cause of death
    Died of Disease AWMM
  • Death notes
  • Cemetery
    East Mudros Military Cemetery, Lemnos, Greece AWMM II.K.198 AWMM
  • Cemetery name
  • Grave reference
  • Obituary
  • Memorial name
  • Memorial reference

Memorials

Memorial

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  • Memorial name
    Invercargill Cenotaph, Invercargill, Southland, New Zealand AWMM

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