Joseph ADAMS

Regimental number23/2143
OccupationButcher
Next of kinMother, Mrs E Adams, Pukekohe, Auckland
Rank on embarkationRifleman
Unit nameNew Zealand Expeditionary Force, New Zealand Rifle Brigade, 1915, 5th Reinforcements to 1st Battalion, E Company
Embarkation detailsUnit embarked from Wellington on 1 April 1916
5th Reinforcements to 1st Battalion, New Zealand Rifle Brigade, E Company, left New Zealand on board two ships, 'Maunganui' and 'Tahiti'. It is not possible from the Nominal Roll to determine on which ship an individual embarked.
Medals

Military Medal

'For conspicuous gallantry and devotion to duty during the operations on Passchendaele Ridge on 12th, 13th and 14th October 1917, as a Brigade Runner. He acted both as guide and runner over an area swept by heavy machine gun fire, making many journeys by day and night under the most adverse circumstances.'
Source: 'London Gazette'
Date: 28 January 1918

Other details

War service: Western Front

Medals: Military Medal, British War Medal, Victory Medal
SourcesNominal Roll Vol. 2: Roll 27, p. 2