Regimental number | 8/87 |
Date of birth | |
Place of birth | Oamaru |
Religion | Church of England |
Occupation | Clerk |
Address | Ure Street, Oamaru |
Marital status | Single |
Next of kin | Father, E Piper, Ure Street, Oamaru |
Previous military service | Served for 2.8 years in New Zealand Staff Corps; discharged for ill health; not serving in any military unit at time of NZEF enlistment. |
Rank on embarkation | Private |
Enlistment status | Volunteer |
Unit name | New Zealand Expeditionary Force, Main Body, Otago Infantry Battalion |
Embarkation details | Unit embarked from Wellington on |
Members of the Otago Infantry Battalion, Main Body, left Wellington on 16 October 1914 on two ships, HMNZT 9 'Hawke's Bay' and HMNZT 5 'Ruapehu'. From the Nominal Roll it is not possible to determine on which ship an individual embarked. | |
Discharge date | |
Other details |
War service: Egypt, Gallipoli Commenced return to New Zealand from Suez on board HT 'Tahiti', 7 August 1915; discharged (medically unfit), 22 February 1916. Medals: 1914-15 Star, British War Medal, Victory Medal |
Miscellaneous details | Nominal Roll Vol. 1: Otago Infantry Batln/Main Body |
Date of death | |
Age at death | 64 |
Sources | Archives New Zealand (Wellington), Agency AABK, Series 18805, File 20801567 |