Arthur Henry PIPER

Regimental number8/87
Date of birth7 May 1891
Place of birthOamaru
ReligionChurch of England
OccupationClerk
AddressUre Street, Oamaru
Marital statusSingle
Next of kinFather, E Piper, Ure Street, Oamaru
Previous military serviceServed 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 embarkationPrivate
Enlistment statusVolunteer
Unit nameNew Zealand Expeditionary Force, Main Body, Otago Infantry Battalion
Embarkation detailsUnit embarked from Wellington on 16 October 1914
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 date22 February 1916
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 detailsNominal Roll Vol. 1: Otago Infantry Batln/Main Body
Date of death24 November 1955 Hamilton
Age at death64
SourcesArchives New Zealand (Wellington), Agency AABK, Series 18805, File 20801567