Auckland War Memorial Museum Cenotaph Database

Full Name

Private Kiro Luke Adam

Rank Last Held

Private

Forename(s)

Kiro Luke

Surname

Adam

War

World War I, 1914-1918

Serial No.

16/1007

First Known Rank

Private

Next of Kin

Manuel Luke (stepbrother), Avarua, Rarotonga, Cook Islands, Pacific Islands

Marital Status

Single

Enlistment Address

H. R. Bloomfield, Parnell, Auckland, New Zealand

Military District

Auckland

Body on Embarkation

New Zealand Expeditionary Force (NZEF)

Embarkation Unit

2 Maori Contingent

Embarkation Date

18 September 1915

Place of Embarkation

Wellington, New Zealand

Transport

HMNZT 29

Vessel

Waitemata

Destination

Suez, Egypt (26 October 1915)

Nominal Roll Number

Vol1

Page on Nominal Roll

Last Unit Served

Pioneer Battalion

Place of Death

Ypres, Belgium

Date of Death

7 October 1917

Year of Death

1917

Cause of Death

Killed in action

Cemetery Name

New Irish Farm Cemetery, Ieper, West-Vlaanderen, Belgium

Grave Reference

V. A. 7.

Memorial Name

Auckland War Memorial Museum, World War 1 Hall of Memories

Biographical Notes

Kiro Adam was the step-brother of Manuel Luke Awarua, of Aurua, Cook Islands, Rarotonga.

Description of Image

Auckland War Memorial Museum, World War 1 Hall of Memories Panel A - Adams

Further References

NZETC topic page for Kiro Luke Adam. URL: http://www.nzetc.org/tm/scholarly/name-110483.html
Military personnel file listed at Archives New Zealand. Search http://www.archway.archives.govt.nz for information about this person's Military Personnel File. Use the Simple Search option.

Sources Used

Nominal Rolls of New Zealand Expeditionary Force Volume I. Wellington: Govt. Printer, 1914-1919
Commonwealth War Graves Commission. URL: http://www.cwgc.org