George McADAM

Regimental number44006
Date of birth5 October 1883
Place of birthLiverpool, England
ReligionChurch of England
OccupationMarine fireman
Marital statusSingle
Age at embarkation33
Height5' 6"
Weight136 lbs
Next of kinSister, Mrs Jane Denton, 24 Hinton Street, Liverpool, England
Previous military serviceEnlisted in the Australian Imperial Force, 16 December 1915; discharged (did not embark), 6 January 1916 (services no longer required: drunk and absent without leave).
Enlistment date21 December 1916
Place of enlistmentWellington
Rank on embarkationPrivate
Unit nameNew Zealand Expeditionary Force, 23rd Reinforcements, Canterbury Infantry Regiment, C Company
Embarkation detailsUnit embarked from Wellington on board HMNZT Corinthic on 2 April 1917
Final rankPrivate
Final unit2nd Battalion, Canterbury Infantry Regiment
FateKilled in Action 12 October 1917
Place of burialNo known grave
Commemoration detailsTyne Cot Memorial (New Zealand Apse, Panel 2), Tyne Cot Cemetery, Belgium
Other details

War service: Western Front

Embarked Wellington, 2 April 1917; disembarked Devonport, England, 10 June 1917; marched into Sling Camp, 11 June 1917.

Found guilty, Sling, 9 July 1917, of overstaying leave, 9 pm, 5 July, to 11 pm, 8 July 1917: forfeited 4 days' ordinary pay and 4 days' pay under Royal Warrant.

Proceeded overseas to France, 23 July 1917; joined 2nd Bn, Canterbury Infantry Regiment, in the field, 11 August 1917.

Reported missing, 12 October 1917.

Killed in action, 12 October 1917.

Buried near Belle Vue Spur: report by Rev. J.A. LUSH, attached 2nd Bn, Canterbury Infantry Regiment; grave subsequently lost.

Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal
SourcesNominal Roll Vol. 3: Roll 57, p. 12
Archives New Zealand (Wellington), Agency AABK, Series 18805, File 10922215

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