Adam George MAHAN

Regimental number13/2001
Date of birth20 July 1879
ReligionChurch of England
OccupationMercer
AddressMilne and Choyce, Auckland House, Queen Street, Auckland
Marital statusMarried
Age at embarkation36
Height5' 6"
Weight148 lbs
Next of kinWife, Mrs A G Mahan, c/o Mr Aikenhead, Oamaru
Previous military service1 x year, 10th New Zealand Contingent, Boer War (1902); 6 x years Oamaru Rifle Volunteers; 6 x years, Reserve List of Officers
Enlistment date12 March 1915
Place of enlistmentTrentham
Rank on embarkationCaptain
Enlistment statusVolunteer
Unit nameNew Zealand Expeditionary Force, 6th Reinforcements, Auckland Mounted Rifles
Embarkation detailsUnit embarked from Wellington on board Tofua on 14 August 1915
Final rankMajor
Final unit1st Battalion, Auckland Infantry Regiment
FateKilled in Action 4 October 1917
Age at death from cemetery records38
Place of burialNo known grave
Commemoration detailsTyne Cot Memorial (New Zealand Apse, Panel 1), Tyne Cot Cemetery, Belgium
Miscellaneous information from
  cemetery records
Wife: Mrs A G Mahan, Oamaru
Other details

War service: Egypt, Gallipoli, Western Front

Medals: 1914-15 Star, British War Medal, Victory Medal
Miscellaneous detailsNominal Roll Vol. 1: Auckland Mounted Rifles/Sixth