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PIPER, Percival Charles
Personal Details
| Service Numbers: | 762, 672 |
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| Enlisted: | 26 October 1915, Adelaide, South Australia |
| Last Rank: | Captain |
| Last Unit: | Australian Electrical and Mechanical Mining and Boring Company |
| Born: | Hyde Park, South Australia, 19 July 1888 |
| Home Town: | Broken Hill, Broken Hill Municipality, New South Wales |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Electrician |
| Died: | Natural causes, Hobart, Tasmania, 10 August 1962, aged 74 years |
| Cemetery: |
Cornelian Bay Cemetery and Crematorium, Tasmania Cremated: 13/08/1962, (Cornelian Bay Crematorium) his ashes were scattered. |
| Memorials: | Broken Hill Barrier District No 12 M.U.I.O.O.F. Great War Roll of Honor |
Service History
World War 1 Service
| 26 Oct 1915: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 762, Adelaide, South Australia | |
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| 20 Feb 1916: | Involvement AIF WW1, Sergeant, 672, Mining Corps, Enlistment/Embarkation WW1, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '6' embarkation_place: Sydney embarkation_ship: HMAT Ulysses embarkation_ship_number: A38 public_note: '' | |
| 20 Feb 1916: | Embarked AIF WW1, Sergeant, 672, Mining Corps, HMAT Ulysses, Sydney | |
| 11 Aug 1917: | Promoted AIF WW1, Second Lieutenant | |
| 11 Nov 1917: | Promoted AIF WW1, Lieutenant | |
| 1 Dec 1918: | Involvement AIF WW1, Captain, Australian Electrical and Mechanical Mining and Boring Company | |
| 29 Sep 1919: | Discharged AIF WW1, Captain, Australian Electrical and Mechanical Mining and Boring Company |
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"Captain P. C. Piper, D.C.M., of the Australian Electrical and Mechanical Mining Unit, who has returned to Australia, after four years' active service, was a member of the Adelaide Fire Brigade. He gained his promotion in France. After the signing of the armistice he held a position at the great British Thomson-Houston electrical and machinery works at Rugby, England. He is a son of Mr. John Piper, of Broken Hill, and was engaged at the DeBavay process plant." - from the Adelaide Advertiser 07 Aug 1919 (nla.gov.au)
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