Sapper

Vivian James Adlam

MM

Awards

Conflict: 
WW2
Additional Information: 

Son of George Adlam and of Clara Mary Adlam (nee Smoothy); husband of Doris Reta Adlam, of Linwood, Canterbury, New Zealand.

References:
  • CWGC
  • BDM Online
Relatives Who Are Also Casualties:
NZ WAR GRAVES

Biographical Notes:

Also served in WW1.

Public Contributions:

There are no public contributions written for this casualty

Personal Tributes:

Casualty

Service Number: 
2148
Name:
Vivian James Adlam
Name variation:
Vivian James St George Adlam (BDM Online)
Rank: 
Sapper
Date of Birth:
15 August 1894
Place of Birth:
Waimate, Canterbury, New Zealand
Next of Kin: 
Mrs D Adlam (wife), 37 Suffolk Street, Christchurch
Religion:
Roman Catholic
Date of Enlistment:
Not known
Locality on Enlistment: 
37 Suffolk Street, Christchurch
Place of Enlistment: 
Christchurch, New Zealand
Marital Status:
Married
Occupation on Enlistment:
Miner
Unit:
New Zealand Engineers

Casualty Details

Cause of Death:
Killed in action
Date of Death:
26 April 1941
Day of Death:
Saturday
Age at Death: 
47
Conflict: 
WW2

Embarkation Details

Bodies of Embarkation:

New Zealand Expeditionary Force
Second New Zealand Expeditionary Force (2NZEF), 1st Echelon
Places of Embarkation:

Wellington, New Zealand
Wellington, New Zealand
Transport:

HMNZT 84
Unknown
Vessels:

Turakina
Strathaird
Destinations:

Plymouth, England (20 July 1917)
Port Tewfik, Egypt (12 February 1940)

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

Cemetery

Cemetery: 
Cemetery Reference: 
Face 13.
Cemetery Location: 
Greece
Vivian James Adlam
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