PIPER, George Henry William
| Service Number: | 800 |
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| Enlisted: | 2 March 1915, Blackboy Hill, WA |
| Last Rank: | Sergeant |
| Last Unit: | 28th Infantry Battalion |
| Born: | Hornsey, North London, England, 1896 |
| Home Town: | Cottesloe, Western Australia |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Labourer |
| Died: | Killed in Action, France, 21 May 1916 |
| Cemetery: |
Erquinghem-Lys Churchyard Extension Grave I. K. 2. |
| Memorials: | Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Fremantle 849 Memorial, Mosman Park Memorial Rotunda |
World War 1 Service
| 2 Mar 1915: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Sergeant, 800, 28th Infantry Battalion, Blackboy Hill, WA | |
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| 29 Jun 1915: | Involvement Sergeant, 800, 28th Infantry Battalion, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '16' embarkation_place: Fremantle embarkation_ship: HMAT Ascanius embarkation_ship_number: A11 public_note: '' | |
| 29 Jun 1915: | Embarked Sergeant, 800, 28th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Ascanius, Fremantle |
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Geoffrey Gillon
He was 20 and the son of George and Martha Emma Piper, of Irvine St., Cottesloe, Western Australia.
Sergeant Piper was born in Hornsey, North London-birth registered as George William W
Births Sep 1896 Piper George William W Edmonton 3a 347
Biography contributed by Faithe Jones
IN MEMORY OF THE DEARLY LOVED SON OF MR. & MRS. PIPER OF COTTESLOE
Sergeant George William Henry Piper, is the son of George and Emma Piper, Irvine Street, Cottesloe. Prior to the outbreak of war he was in Fort Forrest, Fremantle, and then he went into Blackboy Camp. He was promoted to the rank of Corporal and then to the rank of Sergeant, and sailed for Gallipoli, where he was wounded and was sent to hospital at Lemnos Island. He was in charge of the Stores there, and then left with the 28th Battalion for France, where he was in action until the 21st May, 1916, when he was killed at Armentieres. He was buried in the Amentieres Churchyard.
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