Walter James ADAMS

Regimental number3/2745
Date of birth5 May 1875
Place of birthPittsburg, Pennsylvania, USA
ReligionChurch of England
OccupationChef
Marital statusMarried
Age at embarkation41
Height5' 5.5"
Weight142 lbs
Next of kinWife, Mrs C Adams, Cafe de Paris Hotel, Palmerston North
Previous military serviceServed in US Navy; not serving in any military unit at time of NZEF enlistment.
Enlistment date11 October 1916
Rank on embarkationPrivate
Unit nameNew Zealand Expeditionary Force, 26th Reinforcements (1st Draft), F Company
Embarkation detailsUnit embarked from Wellington on board HMNZT 95 Willochra on 9 June 1917
Final rankPrivate
Final unitOtago Infantry Regiment
FateCommenced return to New Zealand 1 February 1918
Discharge date7 May 1918
Other details

War service: England

Embarked Wellington, 9 June 1917; disembarked Devonport, England, 16 August 1917, and marched into Sling Camp.

Classified unfit, 13 October 1917.

Commenced return to New Zealand from Liverpool on board SS 'Willochra', 1 February 1918; discharged (no longer physically fit for War Service), 7 May 1918.

War service: 1 year 208 days (of which 283 days were abroad)

Medal: British War Medal
Date of death7 November 1964 Palmerston North
Age at death89
SourcesNominal Roll Vol. 3: Roll 66, p. 16
Archives New Zealand (Wellington), Agency AABK, Series 18805, File 22269333

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