Keith Stuart McKenzie PIPER

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PIPER, Keith Stuart McKenzie

Service Number:	550
Enlisted:	22 August 1914, Randwick, NSW
Last Rank:	Sergeant
Last Unit:	2nd Infantry Battalion
Born:	Broken Hill, New South Wales, Australia, 9 February 1894
Home Town:	Canterbury, Boroondara, Victoria
Schooling:	Geelong College & Scotch College, Victoria
Occupation:	Jackeroo
Died:	Killed in Action, Gallipoli, Ottoman Empire, 8 May 1915, aged 21 years
Cemetery:	Beach Cemetery - ANZAC Cove Plot 1, Row A, Grave 22
Memorials:	Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Geelong College WW1 Roll of Honour

World War 1 Service

22 Aug 1914:	Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 550, 2nd Infantry Battalion, Randwick, NSW
1 Sep 1914:	Promoted AIF WW1, Corporal, 2nd Infantry Battalion
18 Oct 1914:	Involvement Corporal, 550, 2nd Infantry Battalion, ANZAC / Gallipoli, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '7' embarkation_place: Sydney embarkation_ship: HMAT Suffolk embarkation_ship_number: A23 public_note: ''
18 Oct 1914:	Embarked Corporal, 550, 2nd Infantry Battalion, HMAT Suffolk, Sydney
8 Apr 1915:	Promoted AIF WW1, Lance Sergeant, 2nd Infantry Battalion
8 May 1915:	Involvement Sergeant, 550, 2nd Infantry Battalion, ANZAC / Gallipoli, --- :awm_ww1_roll_of_honour_import: awm_service_number: 550 awm_unit: 2 Battalion awm_rank: Sergeant awm_died_date: 1915-05-08
6 Jul 1915:	Promoted AIF WW1, Sergeant, 2nd Infantry Battalion

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Biography contributed by Elizabeth Allen

Keith Stuart MacKenzie PIPER was born on 9th February, 1894 in Broken Hill, New South Wales

His parents were Richard PIPER and Jean Osborne Ralston MacKENZIE who married in 1890 in South Australia - both his parents were deceased by the time he enlisted

He had 3 years previous service in the Junior Cadets & 2 years in the Senior Cadets before he enlisted for service in WW1 on 22nd August, 1914 - he embarked with the 2nd Infantry Battalion from Sydney on the ship HMAT Suffolk

Keith was Killed in Action at Gallipoli on 8th May, 1915 and is buried in Beach Cemetery in the Gallipoli Peninsular

His name is memorialised on the Australian War Memorial and he was awarded the 1914-15 Star, British War Medal & the Victory Medal.

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