Adam MARSHALL

Regimental number26288
Date of birth20 February 1890
Place of birthSpeymouth, Morayshire, Scotland
ReligionPresbyterian
OccupationPloughman
Marital statusSingle
Age at embarkation26.3
Height5' 4"
Weight124 lbs
Next of kinFather, J Marshall, 87 High Street, Rothes, Morayshire, Scotland
Previous military serviceNil
Enlistment date29 May 1916
Place of enlistmentTrentham
Rank on embarkationPrivate
Unit nameNew Zealand Expeditionary Force, 17th Reinforcements, Canterbury Infantry Battalion, C Company
Embarkation detailsUnit embarked from Wellington on board Pakeha on 23 September 1916
Final rankPrivate
Final unit1st Battalion, Canterbury Infantry Regiment
FateKilled in Action 12 October 1917
Place of burialNo known grave
Commemoration detailsTyne Cot Memorial (New Zealand Apse, Panel No 2), Belgium
Other details

War service: Western Front

Embarked Wellington, 23 September 1916; disembarked Devonport, England, 18 November 1916, and marched into Sling Camp.

Proceeded overseas to France, 27 February 1917; joined 1st Bn, Canterbury Infantry Regiment, in the field, 25 May 1917.

Killed in action, 12 October 1917.

Report by 2nd Anzac Burial Corps, 19 November 1917: buried at Passchendaele in the vicinity of Belle Vue; grave subsequently lost.

Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal
SourcesNominal Roll Vol. 2: Roll 41, p. 13
Archives New Zealand (Wellington), Agency AABK, Series 18805, File 10928683