James William Carter
Born 5 Mar 1928 - Died 28 May 1995
- Service number
- Jayforce 827288 AWMM
- Vietnam 209133 AWMM
- HMNZS Philomel/Tamaki Navy No. 12459Public - Russell - Child - 31 January 2022 - Family documents
- Also known as
- Jim AWMM
- J. W. Carter AWMM
- Armed force / branch
- Army AWMM
- Last rank
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About
- Title
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- Forenames
- James William AWMM
- Surname
- Carter AWMM
- Ingoa
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- Also known as
- Jim AWMM
- J. W. Carter AWMM
- Service number
- Jayforce 827288 AWMM
- Vietnam 209133 AWMM
- HMNZS Philomel/Tamaki Navy No. 12459Public - Russell - Child - 31 January 2022 - Family documents
- Gender
- Male AWMM
- Iwi / Hapū / Waka / Rohe
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Images
Documents
About birth
- Birth
- 5 Mar 1928 AWMM
- Date of birth
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- Place of birth
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- Birth notes
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- Address before enlistment
- Jayforce Pre 1946-1948 AWMM 50 Princes St., Onehunga AWMM
- Post war occupation
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- Next of kin
- Jayforce Mrs. E.M. Carter, 50 Princes St., Onehunga (m) AWMM
- Relationship status
- Single/Jayforce AWMM
Wars and conflicts
- War
- Campaign
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- Armed force / branch
- Army AWMM
- Service number
- Jayforce 827288 AWMM
- Vietnam 209133 AWMM
- HMNZS Philomel/Tamaki Navy No. 12459Public - Russell - Child - 31 January 2022 - Family documents
- Military service
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- Promotions/ Postings/ Transfers
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Military decorations
- Medals and Awards
Training and Enlistment
- Military training
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- Branch Trade Proficiency
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- Enlistment
- Jayforce 1946-1948 2NZEF Nom. Roll 16, p.21 Driver/Civilian 2NZEF Nom. Roll 16, p.21
- Age on enlistment
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- Occupation before enlistment
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Embarkations
- Embarkation details
- Jayforce Private 2NZEF Nom. Roll 16, p.21 Headquarters, Second New Zealand Expeditionary Force Base 2NZEF Nom. Roll 16, p.21 British Commonwealth Occupation Force (BCOF) Japan AWMM
- Malaya Sergeant/Military AWMM Royal New Zealand Infantry Regiment, 1 Battalion AWMM British Commonwealth Far East Strategic Reserve AWMM
2nd Embarkation AWMM - Borneo Temporary Sergeant Chamberlain 1st Australian Task Force Chamberlain
3rd Embarkation AWMM - Vietnam Warrant Officer Class 2 Ministry for Culture and Heritage Headquarters Vietnam Force (HQ V Force) AWMM Royal New Zealand Infantry Regiment AWMM
4th Embarkation AWMM - Jayforce Bandsman/Military 2NZEFPublic - Russell - Child - 12 April 2023 - Family papers
Prisoner of war
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Medical history
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Last known rank
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Biographical information
- Married Doreen Strong 27 May 1950 at St. Mark's Anglican Church, Remuera.
Served as Chief Clerk with HQ V Force in Saigon, 1968. Read more about James William Carter in the Carters Family website.
Photo of Sgt J.W. Carter in 1st Battalion New Zealand Infantry Regiment, WOs & SGTs (Terendak Camp, Malaysia 1964) AWMM
About death
- Death
- 28 May 1995 Ministry for Culture and Heritage
- Date of death
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- Age at death
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- Place of death
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- Cause of death
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- Death notes
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- Cemetery
- Purewa Cemetery, Meadowbank, Auckland AWMM
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Memorial
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Sources
- External links
- New Zealand's Vietnam War Veterans. Personal page
http://www.vietnamwar.govt.nz/veteran/wo2-jw-carter
Sources Used - Memories of New Zealand and the Vietnam War. New Zealand History online website.
http://www.vietnamwar.govt.nz/
Further Reference - Australia's Vietnam War
https://web.archive.org/web/20241003003021/https://vietnam.unsw.adfa.edu.au/
Further Reference - The New Zealand Malaya Veterans Association.
http://www.malayavets.co.nz/
Further Reference - James William Carter - Worth a Thousand Words Features
https://www.aucklandmuseum.com/war-memorial/online-cenotaph/features/contributions
Further Reference - J Force Wikipedia Page
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/J_Force
Further Reference - Romano, G. (2021, March 4). Jayforce: 75 years on. Auckland War Memorial Museum – Tāmaki Paenga Hira.
https://www.aucklandmuseum.com/war-memorial/online-cenotaph/features/jayforce
Further Reference
- New Zealand's Vietnam War Veterans. Personal page
- References
- Subritsky, M. (Ed). (1995). The Vietnam scrapbook: The second ANZAC adventure. Papakura, N.Z.: Three Feathers Publishing Co.
- Hall, C. (2014). No front line : inside stories of New Zealand's Vietnam War. Auckland, New Zealand : Penguin Books.
- This record was created from data kindly provided by the New Zealand Ministry for Culture and Heritage.
- H.E. Chamberlain, Nominal Roll – 1 RNZIR, 8 May 1964, in Gurr, Robert. (2009). Voices from a border war: Borneo 1963-1965. 2nd Edition. Christchurch, N.Z.: Wilson Scott Publishing, pp.139-150
- Gurr, Robert. (2009). Voices from a border war: Borneo 1963-1965. 2nd Edition. Christchurch, N.Z.: Wilson Scott Publishing
- Second New Zealand Expeditionary Force. (1950). Nominal Roll Second New Zealand Expeditionary Force No. 16 (Embarkations from 1st January, 1946 to 30th June, 1948). Wellington, N.Z.: Govt. Printer.
p.21 - Brocklebank, L.W. (1997). Jayforce : New Zealand and the military occupation of Japan, 1945-48. Auckland, N.Z.: Oxford University Press.
- Fry, P., & New Zealand. Army. Royal New Zealand Infantry Regiment. Battalion, 1st. (1983). The First Battalion Royal New Zealand Infantry Regiment : Journal / [P.J. Fry, editor] (25th anniversary commemorative ed.). Singapore: The Regiment.
- Black, E. A. (n.d.). N.Z. armed forces honours & awards : Korea, Malaya, South Vietnam, 1950-1972. Wellington, N.Z.: Defence Headquarters.
- McGibbon, I.C. (2010). New Zealand's Vietnam War: a history of combat, commitment and controversy. Auckland, N.Z.: Exisle
- Parr, A. (2012). The occupiers : New Zealand veterans remember post-war Japan. Auckland, N.Z. : Penguin.
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