English Māori Caro James Pierce Born 5 February 1893 - Died 31 July 1941 PDF Key details Service numberWWI 11/597 AWMM WWII 1077 AWMM Also known as Armed force / branchArmy AWMM Last rankCaptain/Military AWMM Wellington Mounted Rifles AWMM WW2 Lieutenant Colonel/Military AWMM New Zealand Armoured Corps AWMM WarWorld War I, 1914-1918 AWMM World War II, 1939-1945 AWMM Enquire Lay a poppy Portrait, WW2 - This image may be subject to copyright View gallery Hide sources Show empty fields Identity About Contribute › Title ForenamesCaro James AWMM SurnamePierce AWMM Ingoa Also known as Service numberWWI 11/597 AWMM WWII 1077 AWMM GenderMale AWMM Iwi Hapū Waka Rohe ReligionChurch of England, Christian AWMM Images and documents Images Contribute › Report › Documents Contribute › Civilian life About birth Contribute › Birth5 February 1893 AWMM New Zealand AWMM Date of birth Place of birth Birth notes Address before enlistmentWW1 Flint Road, Stratford, Taranaki, New Zealand AWMM WW2 P.O. Box 7, Ohoupo, New Zealand AWMM Post war occupation Next of kin on embarkationWW1 James Pierce (father), Flint Road, Stratford, Taranaki, New Zealand AWMM WW2 Mrs Eliza May Pierce (wife), 52 Hamilton Street, Hamilton East, New Zealand AWMM Relationship statusPre 16 October 1914 AWMM Single/WWI AWMM Pre 1941 AWMM Married/WWII AWMM Service Wars and conflicts Contribute › WarWorld War I, 1914-1918 AWMM World War II, 1939-1945 AWMM Campaign Armed force / branchArmy AWMM Service numberWWI 11/597 AWMM WWII 1077 AWMM Military service Promotions/ Postings/ Transfers Military decorations Contribute › Medals and AwardsMilitary Cross (MC) AWMM 1914-1915 Star AWMM British War Medal (1914-1920) AWMM Victory Medal with oak leaf AWMM Africa Star (8th Army clasp) AWMM War Medal 1939-1945 AWMM New Zealand War Service Medal AWMM Military Medal (MM) AWMM Military Medal citation: For gallant conduct during the fight at Ras El Nagb. AWMM Mentioned in Despatches (MiD) AWMM MiD citation: For gallant and distinguished conduct in the field or for other valuable services. General A.J. Murray's despatch dated 28 June 1917. (Commander-in-Chief, Egyptian Expeditionary Force). AWMM Training and Enlistment Contribute › Military training Branch Trade Proficiency EnlistmentWW1 Farmer/Civilian AWMM Wellington, New Zealand AWMM WW2 Farmer/Civilian AWMM Hamilton, Waikato AWMM Occupation before enlistment Age on enlistment Embarkations Contribute › Embarkation detailsWW1 16 October 1914 AWMM from Wellington, New Zealand AWMMHMNZT 6 or HMNZT 10 AWMM Vessel was Orari or Arawa AWMM Sergeant AWMM Wellington Mounted Rifles AWMM Main Body AWMM WW2 Lieutenant Colonel/Military AWMM 2 Divisional Cavalry AWMM 2NZEF: 1st Echelon AWMM Prisoner of war Contribute › Capture details Days interned Liberation date Liberation Repatriation POW liberation details POW serial number Medical history Contribute › Medical notesKilled on Active Service, Cause of Death AWMM Last known rank Contribute › Last rankUnknown AWMM Captain/Military AWMM Wellington Mounted Rifles AWMM WW2 15 April 1941 AWMM Lieutenant Colonel/Military AWMM New Zealand Armoured Corps AWMM Biographical information Biographical information Contribute › Caro Pierce was the son of James and Elizabeth Pierce, of Stratford, Taranaki; husband of Elsie May Pierce, of Hamilton AWMM Death About death Contribute › Death31 July 1941 AWMM Age 48 AWMM New Zealand AWMM Date of death Age at death Place of death Cause of deathKilled on Active Service AWMM Death notes CemeteryHamilton East Cemetery, Hungerford Crescent, Hamilton, New Zealand AWMM Soldiers Area E4, Row C, Grave 28. AWMM Cemetery name Grave reference Obituary Memorial name Memorial reference Memorials Memorial Contribute › Memorial name Roll of Honour Remember Caro James Pierce by laying a poppy. Arthur Patrick Hector Pierce Bernard Aubrey Pierce Caro James Pierce Cecil Albert Clarence Pierce Cedric Seaton Pierce Lay a poppy for 2021 Leave a note Leave a tribute or memory of Caro James Pierce Leave a note Contribute › Processing Related objects [Williams Album 2] Library / Pictorial › photography PH-ALB-211 Sources Sources Contribute › External linksMilitary Personnel File https://www.archway.archives.govt.nz/ViewFullItem.do?code=24062557&digital=yes Further Reference Military Personnel File https://www.archway.archives.govt.nz/ViewFullItem.do?code=24186038&digital=yes Further Reference Commonwealth War Graves Commission record https://www.cwgc.org/find-records/find-war-dead/casualty-details/2920061 Sources Used DocumentsNew Zealand Army Expeditionary Force. (1914-1919). Nominal Rolls of New Zealand Expeditionary Force, Volume I. Wellington, N.Z.: Govt. Printer. AWMM Vol1: 582 AWMM Second New Zealand Expeditionary Force. (1941). Nominal Roll Second New Zealand Expeditionary Force No. 1 (Embarkations to 31st March, 1940). Wellington, N.Z.: Govt. Printer. AWMM WW2 1: WW2 144 AWMM Williams, E. G. (1914-1918). [Williams Album 2]. Auckland War Memorial Museum - Tamaki Paenga Hira. PH-ALB-211. AWMM Beattie, P.J. & Pomeroy, M. (2013-2020). Onward : portraits of the New Zealand Expeditionary Force (vols 1-5). Auckland, New Zealand: Fair Dinkum Publications AWMM Vol. 1: Includes portrait AWMM Loughnan, R. (1963). Divisional Cavalry. Wellington, N.Z.: Department of Internal Affairs, War History Branch. AWMM Information kindly provided by family AWMM Contributors Processing Command item Command item Add new record Refresh DateFirst namesLocationRelationshipContact 25 April 2015DougHamiltonResearcher 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
