Search results Next record Previous record English Māori George Palmer Cade Born 10 May 1909 - Died 26 September 1987 PDF Key details Service number20029 AWMM Also known as Armed force / branchArmy AWMM Last rankBrigadier/Military AWMM New Zealand Infantry, 2 Brigade AWMM WarRegular Military Service AWMM World War II, 1939-1945 AWMM Malayan Emergency, 1948-1960 AWMM Enquire Lay a poppy Gravestone at Purewa Cemetery provided by Paul Baker December 2013 - This image may be subject to co … Hide sources Show empty fields Identity About Contribute › Title ForenamesGeorge Palmer AWMM SurnameCade AWMM Ingoa Also known as Service number20029 AWMM GenderMale AWMM Iwi Hapū Waka Rohe ReligionAnglican, Christian AWMM Images and documents Images Contribute › Documents Contribute › Civilian life About birth Contribute › Birth10 May 1909 AWMM Hawera, Taranaki AWMM Date of birth Place of birth Birth notes Address before enlistmentPre 1928 AWMM 7 Cambridge Terrace, Devonport, Auckland, New Zealand AWMM Unknown AWMM 7 Cambridge Terrace, Devonport, Auckland, New Zealand AWMM Post war occupation Next of kin on embarkationMrs Ruth Madeline Cade (wife), 7 Cambridge Terrace, Devonport, Auckland, New Zealand AWMM Mrs Ruth Madeline Cade (wife), 7 Cambridge Terrace, Devonport, Auckland, New Zealand AWMM Relationship statusUnknown AWMM Married AWMM Service Wars and conflicts Contribute › WarRegular Military Service AWMM World War II, 1939-1945 AWMM Malayan Emergency, 1948-1960 AWMM CampaignGreece AWMM 1941 AWMM World War 2/wars AWMM Crete AWMM Armed force / branchArmy AWMM Service number20029 AWMM Military serviceNew Zealand Artillery, 5 Field Regiment AWMM New Zealand Artillery, 6 Field Regiment AWMM Royal New Zealand Artillery AWMM New Zealand Division AWMM NZ Forces (Malaya) AWMM Promotions/ Postings/ Transfers Military decorations Contribute › Medals and AwardsCompanion of the Distinguished Service Order (DSO) AWMM DSO: NZ Gazette, 21 September 1944. Citation: "On 24 October 1942 during the attack on Mitieriya Ridge, Major Cade was acting as L.O. at Brigade H.Q. Early in the action he found that both of his OPs [Observation Points] had been knocked out, one Troop Commander being killed and the other with a number of OP personnel, wounded. Immediately on release, at his own request, from his liaison duties, he proceeded to the heavily mined OP area under constant mortar and small arms fire, the last portion of the distance having to be covered on foot. Owing to the intensity of the fire, he had constantly to move his OP during the day and the greater part of the time he was actually forward of our own infantry, without any form of personal protection. In spite of the difficulties, he was able to cover by shell fire the consolidation of the infantry positions and to engage enemy strongpoints while his frequent tactical reports were of the utmost value. As he has done in every previous action, Major Cade once again displayed the utmost coolness and courage combined with most aggressive action. His bold OP policy combined with extensive reconnaissances under heavy fire, enabled him to engage targets that could not have been otherwise engaged and through the action he was a constant inspiration and example to all about him. At a later period in the same battle, he again distinguished himself by his gallant and highly aggressive OP work. Handing over his own armoured OP to a new Troop Commander he pushed forward in an unarmoured vehicle right to the area where our tanks were operating, established his OP within a few hundred yards of the enemy, engaged infantry and antitank guns and was able by his bold action to give vital assistance in the breaking up of an enemy counterattack on our own infantry." AWMM 1939-1945 Star AWMM Africa Star AWMM Italy Star AWMM Defence Medal AWMM War Medal 1939-1945 with oak leaf AWMM New Zealand War Service Medal AWMM General Service Medal 1918-62 (Malaya clasp) AWMM New Zealand Army Long Service and Good Conduct Medal AWMM Training and Enlistment Contribute › Military training Branch Trade Proficiency EnlistmentInter War 1928 AWMM Age 19 AWMM Soldier/Civilian AWMM Wellington, New Zealand AWMM WW2 Unknown AWMM Soldier/Civilian AWMM Occupation before enlistment Age on enlistment Embarkations Contribute › Embarkation detailsWW2 Lieutenant/Military AWMM 29 Field Battery AWMM Second New Zealand Expeditionary Force AWMM WW2 Major/Military AWMM New Zealand Artillery AWMM Second New Zealand Expeditionary Force AWMM 2nd Embarkation AWMM Prisoner of war Contribute › Capture details Days interned Liberation date Liberation Repatriation POW liberation details POW serial number Medical history Contribute › Medical notes Last known rank Contribute › Last rankBrigadier/Military AWMM New Zealand Infantry, 2 Brigade AWMM Biographical information Biographical information Contribute › Husband of Ruth Madeline Cade nee Quirke and later Joan Clendon Cade.Director of Royal New Zealand Artillery (RNZA), 1948-53.General Staff Officer grade 1 (GSO1) of NZ Division, 1954-57.Commander of New Zealand Forces in Malaya, 1957-60.Given command of Central Military District (CMD) and of 2 New Zealand Infantry Brigade in 1960.Retired 1964. AWMM Death About death Contribute › Death26 September 1987 AWMM Age 78 AWMM Auckland, New Zealand AWMM Date of death Age at death Place of death Cause of death Death notes CemeteryPurewa Cemetery and Crematorium, Meadowbank, Auckland, New Zealand AWMM Block L Row 0 Plot 12 AWMM Cemetery name Grave reference Obituary Memorial name Memorial reference Memorials Memorial Contribute › Memorial name Roll of Honour Remember George Palmer Cade by laying a poppy. Frank Mitchell Cade Frederick Thomas Cade George Palmer Cade George Wyverne Cade James Cade Lay a poppy for 2021 Leave a note Leave a tribute or memory of George Palmer Cade Leave a note Contribute › Processing Related objects medal, decoration Object / Artefact › History Greece Spink:26 17 Jul 2001 medal, service Object / Artefact › History Unknown 2001.25.130.8 Unknown medal, commemorative Object / Artefact › History 2001.25.130.9 [1947] medal, campaign Object / Artefact › History Spink: 154 17 Jul 2001 medal, campaign Object / Artefact › History England Spink: 157 17 Jul 2001 medal, campaign Object / Artefact › History England 2001.25.130.3 17 Jul 2001 medal, campaign Object / Artefact › History England 2001.25.130.4 17 Jul 2001 medal, campaign Object / Artefact › History England 2001.25.130.5 17 Jul 2001 medal, campaign Object / Artefact › History Spink: 168 17 Jul 2001 medal, campaign Object / Artefact › History [United Kingdom] 2001.25.130.7 17 Jul 2001 Sources Sources Contribute › External linksPurewa Cemetery and Crematorium records http://www.purewa.co.nz/search.asp Sources Used Births, Deaths and Marriages (New Zealand) Historical Records online https://www.bdmhistoricalrecords.dia.govt.nz Sources Used DocumentsSecond New Zealand Expeditionary Force. (1941). Nominal Roll Second New Zealand Expeditionary Force No. 3 (Embarkations from 1st July, 1940 to 31st March, 1941). Wellington, N.Z.: Govt. Printer. AWMM WW2 3: WW2 69 AWMM Second New Zealand Expeditionary Force. (1945). Nominal Roll Second New Zealand Expeditionary Force No. 14 (Embarkations from 1st April, 1944 to 31st December, 1944). Wellington, N.Z.: Govt. Printer. AWMM WW2 14: WW2 16 AWMM The development of the Online Cenotaph is an ongoing process; updates, new images and records are added weekly. In some cases, records have yet to be confirmed by Museum staff, and there could be mistakes or omissions in the information provided. Online Cenotaph Data by Auckland War Memorial Museum is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International License Search results Next record Previous record
