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Full Name
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
3
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
Archives NZ source
Military personnel file
NZETC
New Zealand Electronic Text Centre Topic Page
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