Thomas Charles ADAMS

Regimental number11589
Date of birth15 March 1880
Place of birthShirley, Canterbury
OccupationWool sorter
Age at embarkation36
Next of kinMother, Mrs Isabella Adams, Redcliff Road, Belfast, Canterbury
Enlistment date12 January 1916
Rank on embarkationPrivate
Enlistment statusVolunteer
Unit nameNew Zealand Expeditionary Force, 12th Reinforcements (1st Draft), Canterbury Infantry Battalion, C Company
Embarkation detailsUnit embarked from Wellington on board Ulimaroa on 1 May 1916
Final rankPrivate
Final unit2nd Battalion, Canterbury Infantry Regiment
FateDied of wounds 7 February 1917
Age at death from cemetery records36
Place of burialSt Nicholas' Churchyard (Plot A, Row 1, Grave No 4), Brockenhurst, Hampshire, England
Miscellaneous information from
  cemetery records
Parents: Thomas and Isabella Adams, Belfast, Canterbury
Other details

War service: Egypt, Western Front

Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal
SourcesNominal Roll Vol. 2: Roll 30, p. 8

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