Ernest ADAMS

Regimental number32114
Date of birth9 February 1892
Place of birthBlackburn
ReligionChurch of England
OccupationFarm labourer
Marital statusSingle
Height5' 5.5"
Weight128 lbs
Next of kinMother, Mrs Ellen Adams, Hinerua, Waipawa
Previous military serviceNil
Enlistment date25 July 1916
Place of enlistmentTrentham
Rank on embarkationRifleman
Unit nameNew Zealand Expeditionary Force, New Zealand Rifle Brigade, 13th Reinforcements to 2nd Battalion, F Company
Embarkation detailsUnit embarked from Wellington on 15 November 1916
The Infantry component of the 19th Reinforcements left New Zealand on board two ships, 'Maunganui' and 'Tahiti'. It is not possible from the Nominal Rolls to determine on which ship an individual embarked. Harbour records indicate that the actual date of sailing was 16 November 1916.
FateCommenced return to New Zealand 1 February 1918
Discharge date15 April 1918
Other details

War service: Western Front

Commenced return to New Zealand from Liverpool on board HT 'Willochra', 1 February 1918; discharged (medically unfit), 15 April 1918.

Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal

Also served in World War II: Service No 812062
Date of death23 April 1964
SourcesNominal Roll Vol. 2: Roll 45, p. 26
Archives New Zealand, Agency AABK, Series 18805, File 24064961

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