Rowland Francis PIPER

Regimental number2/2510
Addressc/o R J McKeowan, Tycho Flat
Marital statusSingle
Next of kinFather, F Piper, Orari, South Canterbury
Rank on embarkationGunner
Enlistment statusVolunteer
Unit nameNew Zealand Expeditionary Force, 8th Reinforcements, New Zealand Field Artillery
Embarkation detailsUnit embarked from Wellington on board Willochra on 13 November 1915
Final rankCorporal
Final unitNew Zealand Field Artillery
FateKilled in Action 8 December 1917
Age at death from cemetery records25
Place of burialDivisional Cemetery (Row M, Grave No 15), nr Ieper, Belgium
Miscellaneous information from
  cemetery records
Parents: Frank and Emmeline Piper, Waihi Terrace, Geraldine, Timaru
Other details

War service: Egypt, Western Front

Medals: 1914-15 Star, British War Medal, Victory Medal
Miscellaneous detailsNominal Roll Vol. 1: Field Artillery/Eighth

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