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Adam Forster

Disillusioned by the slaughter and destruction, and by the plight of the refugees, he gave up his commission and emigrated to South Africa, where in 1874 he married Mary Emma Smith (born 10 November 1855 in Port Elizabeth), daughter of William Smith, the former and first mayor of Port Elizabeth.

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After two years of study he was drafted to serve in the Franco-Prussian War, became an officer in the Prussian Guard, and was awarded the Iron Cross, First Class.

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Adam Forster aka Carl August von Wiarda (5 April 1848 Emden, East Frisia - 11 April 1928 Sydney), was a botanical illustrator and naturalist, who after a lengthy stay in South Africa, eventually emigrated to Australia.

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He was born the 5th son of Dorothee Caroline Metger and Christian Heinrich Wiarda, who was at that time President of the Supreme High Court of Aurich in Lower Saxony.

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