| Regimental number | 2/68 |
| Date of birth | |
| Place of birth | Karori, Wellington |
| Religion | Church of England |
| Occupation | Commercial traveller |
| Address | Johnston Street, Karori |
| Marital status | Single |
| Age at embarkation | 25.11 |
| Height | 6' 1" |
| Weight | 155 lbs |
| Next of kin | Father, Alfred Pierard, Johnston Street, Karori, Wellington |
| Previous military service | Served in College Rifles and Reserve D Battery; still serving (D Battery) at time of NZEF enlistment. |
| Enlistment date | |
| Rank on embarkation | Quartermaster Sergeant |
| Enlistment status | Volunteer |
| Unit name | New Zealand Expeditionary Force, Field Artillery, Samoan Advance Party |
| Embarkation details | Unit embarked from Wellington on |
| The Samoan Advance Party left New Zealand on board two ships (HMNZT 1 'Moeraki' and HMNZT 2 'Monowai'. It is not possible from the Nominal Roll to determine on which ship an individual embarked. | |
| Final rank | Warrant Officer Class I |
| Final unit | New Zealand Field Artillery |
| Fate | Commenced return to New Zealand |
| Discharge date | |
| Other details |
War service: Samoa, Egypt, Gallipoli, Western Front Appointed Warrant Officer Class II, NZ Field Artillery Depot, Aldershot, England, 24 September 1916. Appointed Temporary Regimental Sergeant Major and WO I. Proceeded overseas to France, 11 October 1917, and reverted to substantive rank of WO II. Transferred to 15th Battery, 25 October 1917. Transferred to 1st Brigade Headquarters, 27 April 1918. Admitted to 1/2 East Lancashire Field Ambulance, 18 June 1918 (accidental injury to right elbow), and transferred to 3rd Casualty Clearing Station; to Ambulance Train No 1, 19 June 1918, and admitted to 1st Australian General Hospital, Rouen, 20 June 1918; transferred to England, 25 June 1918, and admitted to No 1 NZ General Hospital, Brockenhurst, 26 June 1918; discharged to NZ Field Artillery Depot, Aldershot, 6 July 1918. Appointed Sergeant Major (WO I), 11 August 1918. Commenced return to New Zealand from Portsmouth on board HT 'Raranga', 11 March 1919; disembarked Newport, Nova Scotia, 25 March 1919; re-embarked, 29 March 1919; discharged (termination of period of engagement), Wellington, 27 May 1919. War service: 4 years 293 days (of which 4 years 181 days were abroad) Medals: 1914-15 Star, British War Medal, Victory Medal Also served in World War II as 804695. |
| Miscellaneous details | Nominal Roll Vol. 1: Field Artillery/Samoan Adv & Fifth |
| Sources | File 0360945, New Zealand Defence Force Archives, Trentham Military Camp |