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ADAMS, Arthur
(Service number 42613)

Arthur Adams sent this portrait photograph to his New Zealand sweetheart Alice Bates (Dolly) whilst serving overseas in France 1917/1918. He is wearing his WWI uniform. The photograph was taken when he was on leave in London. (Waimate Museum & Archives 2002-1026-08525)

Aliases
First Rank	Rifleman	Last Rank

Birth

Date	07/11/1888	Place of Birth	Waimate

Enlistment Information

Date		Age
Address at Enlistment	Otautau
Occupation	Bank teller (for the Bank of NZ)
Previous Military Experience
Marital Status	Single
Next of Kin	Samuel John Adams (father), Merchant, Waimate, New Zealand
Religion
Medical Information

Military Service

Served with	NZ Armed Forces	Served in	Army
Military District

Embarkation Information

Body on Embarkation	New Zealand Rifle Brigade
Unit, Squadron, or Ship	Reinforcements J Company
Date	2 April 1917
Transport	HMNZT 80 Corinthic
Embarked From		Destination	Plymouth, Devon

Other Units Served With
Last Unit Served With

Military Awards

Campaigns	Western Euorpean 1917-1918
Service Medals	British War Medal, Victory Medal
Military Awards

Award Circumstances and Date

No information

Prisoner of War Information

Date of Capture
Where Captured and by Whom
Actions Prior to Capture
PoW Serial Number
PoW Camps
Days Interned
Liberation Date

Discharge

Date	15/06/1918	Reason	No longer physically fit for war service on account of wounds (gas poisoning) recieved in action

Hospitals, Wounds, Diseases and Illnesses

Post-war Occupations

Death

Date	16/10/1961	Age
Place of Death
Cause
Notices
Memorial or Cemetery
Memorial Reference
New Zealand Memorials

Biographical Notes

Arthur was the son of Samuel John and Caroline Adams.

On 6 November 1917 Arthur was admitted to hospital with severe gas (mustard) poisoning. He was eventually embarked for New Zealand, no longer fit for service, on the Athenic on 1 April 1918.

Sources

Auckland War Memorial Museum Cenotaph Database (30 November 2015); Military personnel file, Archives New Zealand; Arthur Adams portrait (Waimate Museum & Archives Catalogue No. 2002-1026-08525) http://www.nzmuseums.co.nz/account/3188/object/554586

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Researched and Written by

Tony Rippin, South Canterbury Museum; Sue Hanham, Waimate Museum & Archives

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