PIPER, William Victor Walker
| Service Number: | 2428 |
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| Enlisted: | 31 May 1915, Liverpool, NSW |
| Last Rank: | Lance Corporal |
| Last Unit: | 4th Infantry Battalion |
| Born: | Cassilis, New South Wales, Australia, 26 January 1888 |
| Home Town: | Cassilis, Upper Hunter Shire, New South Wales |
| Schooling: | Cassilis Public School |
| Occupation: | Station employee |
| Died: | Killed in Action, France, 17 August 1916, aged 28 years |
| Cemetery: |
No known grave - "Known Unto God" |
| Memorials: | Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Cassilis Memorial Gates, Cassilis St. Columba Anglican Church Lance Corporal Victor Piper Memorial Plaque, Cassilis St. Columba's C E Great War Honor Roll, Villers-Bretonneux Memorial |
World War 1 Service
| 31 May 1915: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 2428, 4th Infantry Battalion, Liverpool, NSW | |
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| 14 Jul 1915: | Involvement Private, 2428, 4th Infantry Battalion, Battle for Pozières , --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '8' embarkation_place: Sydney embarkation_ship: HMAT Orsova embarkation_ship_number: A67 public_note: '' | |
| 14 Jul 1915: | Embarked Private, 2428, 4th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Orsova, Sydney | |
| 4 Aug 1916: | Promoted AIF WW1, Lance Corporal, 4th Infantry Battalion | |
| 17 Aug 1916: | Involvement Lance Corporal, 2428, 4th Infantry Battalion, Battle for Pozières , --- :awm_ww1_roll_of_honour_import: awm_service_number: 2428 awm_unit: 4th Australian Infantry Battalion awm_rank: Lance Corporal awm_died_date: 1916-08-17 |
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Faithe Jones
Son of Thomas and Edith PIPER, Cassilis, NSW
Quite a gloom was cast over Cassilis on Saturday last when the sad news was received of the death of Lance-corporal Victor W. Piper, son of Mr. S. J. Piper, of Cassilis. The cable stated that he was killed on Ausust 18. On the same date his parents received a cable from him, dated August 9, saying that he was in London on furlough, and was feeling well. Apparently he was sent back to the front soon after he despatched the cable, and he was then killed as stated. The deceased soldier passed through the Gallipoli campaign, and the battle of Poziers. All deeply sympathise with the parents and relatives of the young soldier.
Mudgee Guardian and North-Western Representative (NSW),
18 September 1916.
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