Private

Frank Forrester Adamson

Secondary Memorial: 
Ashburton War Memorial
Invercargill Cenotaph
Conflict: 
WW1
Additional Information: 

Son of Edith Mary Adamson, of Invercargill, and the late James A. Adamson. Native of Orepuki, Southland, Invercargill.

References:
  • CWGC
  • Archives New Zealand
NZ WAR GRAVES

Public Contributions:

There are no public contributions written for this casualty

Personal Tributes:

Casualty

Service Number: 
8/1390A
Name:
Frank Forrester Adamson
Rank: 
Private
Date of Birth:
Not known
Place of Birth: 
Pahia, Southland, New Zealand
Next of Kin: 
Mrs J.A. Adamson (mother), Orepuki, Southland, New Zealand
Date of Enlistment:
Not known
Enlistment Address: 
Ashburton, New Zealand
Occupation on Enlistment:
Science Teacher
Armed Force: 
Army
Unit:
NZEF, Otago Regiment

Casualty Details

Cause of Death:
Killed in action
Date of Death:
01 May 1915
Day of Death:
Saturday
Age at Death: 
23
Conflict: 
WW1

Embarkation Details

Embarkation Body:
3rd Reinforcements
Embarkation Place:
Wellington, New Zealand
Embarkment Date:
14 February 1915
Transport:

HMNZT 17
HMNZT 18
HMNZT 19
Vessel:
Maunganui or Tahiti or Aparima
Destination:
Suez, Egypt (26 March 1915)

Text in italics supplied by Cenotaph Online, Auckland War Memorial Museum

Cemetery

Cemetery Reference: 
75
Cemetery Location: 
Turkey
Frank Forrester Adamson
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