Edwin Pivott

Forenames

Edwin AWMM

Surname

Pivott AWMM

Service number

• WWI 13/1780 AWMM
• WWI 23/1780 AWMM

Gender

Male AWMM

Date of birth

22 Aug 1892

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Place of birth

Piha, Auckland

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Birth notes

Son of William Henry & Lydia PIVOTT of Onehunga, Auckland

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Next of kin

William Henry Pivott (father), C/o Mrs J. Rogerson, Church Street, Onehunga, Auckland, New Zealand AWMM

Relationship status

Single

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War

World War I, 1914-1918 AWMM

Campaign

Battle of the Somme AWMM

Armed force / branch

Army AWMM

Service number

• WWI 13/1780 AWMM
• WWI 23/1780 AWMM

Enlistment

WW1 Unknown AWMM Carter/Civilian AWMM

Embarkation details

WW1 08 Jan 1916 AWMM
HMNZT 38 or HMNZT 39 AWMM Vessel was Tahiti or Warrimoo AWMM Rifleman AWMM 3rd Reinforcements, 1st Battalion, E Company AWMM New Zealand Rifle Brigade AWMM

Medical notes

Died of wounds, Cause of Death AWMM

Last rank

WW1 Unknown AWMM Private AWMM
Auckland Infantry Regiment, 2nd Battalion AWMM

Edwin Pivott was the son of the late William Henry and Lydia Pivott.

Serial Number is recorded as 13/1780 in Nominal Rolls, as 23/1780 in Archives New Zealand and CWGC.

Next of Kin: Mr H. Pivott, Waimauku, Kaipara Line (Roll of Honour, Auckland Province 1914-1918 (Volume 2)) AWMM

Death

18 Sept 1916 AWMM
Age  24 AWMM

Cause of death

Died of wounds AWMM

Cemetery

Dantzig Alley British Cemetery, Mametz, Somme France AWMM III. N. 9. AWMM

Obituary

EDWIN PIVOTT. Private Edwin Pirott who died on September 18 from wounds received in France, was a son of Mr W. H. Pivott, and was 24 years of age. Private Pivott was born at Pahi and educated at the Aratapa District High School. By occupation he was a baker and at the time of enlistment he was in the employment of Messrs Corkill Bros of Aratapu. Another family member is currently in camp.

Public - Lorraine Mona - Researcher - 17 August 2023 - NEW ZEALAND HERALD, VOLUME LIII, ISSUE 16349, 2 OCTOBER 1916, PAGE 4

Memorial name

Family plot; Waikaraka Cemetery, Auckland, New Zealand

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Memorial reference

Area 1 Block D Lot No 28

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Memorial name

Auckland War Memorial Museum, World War 1 Hall of Memories AWMM

Related objects

External links

• Commonwealth War Graves Commission.
  http://www.cwgc.org
  Sources Used
• Military personnel file
  https://collections.archives.govt.nz/web/arena/search/#/entity/aims-archive/R20801704
  Further Reference
• New Zealand War Graves Trust
  https://www.nzwargraves.org.nz/
  Further Reference

References

• Burton, O. (1922). The Auckland regiment : being an account of the doings on active service of the First, Second and Third Battalions of the Auckland Regiment. Wellington, N.Z.: Whitcombe & Tombs.
• New Zealand Army Expeditionary Force. (1917). Nominal Rolls of New Zealand Expeditionary Force Volume II. Wellington, N.Z.: Govt. Printer.
  16: 4
• Roll of Honour, Auckland Province (digital copy), 1914 - 1919. Auckland War Memorial Museum Library. MS-2016-2.
• Austin, W. (1924). The official history of the New Zealand Rifle Brigade (The Earl of Liverpool's Own). Wellington, N.Z.: L T Watkins.