ADAMS, James McNeill
(Service number 57448)
| First Rank | Private | Last Rank | Private |
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Birth
| Date | 6 July 1891 | Place of Birth | Waimate |
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Enlistment Information
| Date | Age | ||
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| Address at Enlistment | Waimate | ||
| Occupation | Carpenter | ||
| Previous Military Experience | |||
| Marital Status | Married. | ||
| Next of Kin | Mrs Mildred E. ADAMS (wife), Rhodes Street, 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 | 29th Reinforcements, Canterbury Infantry Regiment, C Company | ||
| Date | 15 August 1917 | ||
| Transport | Ruahine | ||
| Embarked From | Destination | ||
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| Last Unit Served With | Canterbury Regiment | ||
Military Awards
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Award Circumstances and Date
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Prisoner of War Information
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Death
| Date | 10 May 1947 | Age | 55 years |
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| Place of Death | Auckland | ||
| Cause | |||
| Memorial or Cemetery | Andersons Bay Cemetery, Dunedin | ||
| New Zealand Memorials | |||
Biographical Notes
James McNeill Adams was the son of Isaac and Ellen Adams, of Waimate. He married Mildred Elizabeth Oates in 1917. James is named on Mildred's headstone in the Waimate Cemetery, with an incorrect date of death. His headstone in Andersons bay Cemetery has an error in service number. James was drawn in the 7th Ballot which included a big list of Waimate names.
Sources
Auckland War memorial Museum Cenotaph Database [12 May 2019]; NZ BDM Indexes (Department of internal Affairs) [12 May 2019]; Andersons Bay Cemetery headstone image (Dunedin City Council) [13 May 2019]; Waimate Daily Advertiser, 9 May 1917 (Papers Past) [29 April 2018]
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