ADAMS, William Arthur
(Service number 58114)
| First Rank | Trooper | Last Rank |
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Birth
| Date | 26/11/1892 | Place of Birth | Waimate |
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Enlistment Information
| Date | Age | ||
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| Address at Enlistment | Brookland, Waimate | ||
| Occupation | Farm hand | ||
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| Marital Status | |||
| Next of Kin | E. J. ADAMS (father), Brookland, Waimate | ||
Military Service
| Served with | NZ Armed Forces | Served in | Army |
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Embarkation Information
| Body on Embarkation | New Zealand Expeditionary Force | ||
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| Unit, Squadron, or Ship | 34th Reinforcements, Mounted Rifles Brigade | ||
| Date | 13 November 1917 | ||
| Transport | Tofua | ||
| Embarked From | Destination | Suez, Egypt | |
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Award Circumstances and Date
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Prisoner of War Information
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Death
| Date | 21 January 1969 | Age | 76 years |
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| Place of Death | Oamaru (late of Deep Creek, Waimate) | ||
| Cause | |||
| Memorial or Cemetery | Oamaru Lawn Cemetery | ||
| New Zealand Memorials | |||
Biographical Notes
William Arthur Adams was the son of Edward James Sherriff and Annie Elizabeth (née Smith) Adams. His brother Thomas Edward Adams also served in World War I, and another brother - Allan John Barclay Adams, a constable at Westport - was called up.
Sources
Auckland War Memorial Museum Cenotaph Dtabase [03 January 2019]; NZ BDM Indexes (Department of Internal Affairs) [03 January 2019]; Death notice in Timaru Herald
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