| Regimental number | 23/47 |
| Address | 3 View Street, Dunedin |
| Marital status | Single |
| Next of kin | Father, William Adams, 3 View Street, Dunedin |
| Rank on embarkation | Rifleman |
| Enlistment status | Volunteer |
| Unit name | New Zealand Expeditionary Force, 1st Battalion, New Zealand Rifle Brigade, A Company |
| Embarkation details | Unit embarked from Wellington on board Maunganui on |
| Final rank | Rifleman |
| Final unit | New Zealand Rifle Brigade |
| Fate | Killed in Action |
| Place of burial | No known grave |
| Commemoration details | Caterpillar Valley (New Zealand) Memorial, Longueval, France |
| Miscellaneous information from cemetery records | Parents: Mr and Mrs William Adams, 3 View Street, Dunedin |
| Miscellaneous details | Nominal Roll Vol. 1: A Company/1st NZRB |