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Edward PIPER

Regimental number7528
Place of birthDevonport Tasmania
ReligionMethodist
OccupationFarmer
AddressWesley Vale, Tasmania
Marital statusSingle
Age at embarkation29
Next of kinFather, R Piper, Wesley Vale, Tasmania
Enlistment date21 November 1916
Date of enlistment from Nominal Roll28 September 1916
Rank on enlistmentPrivate
Unit name12th Battalion, 25th Reinforcement
AWM Embarkation Roll number23/29/5
Embarkation detailsUnit embarked from Sydney, New South Wales, on board HMAT A20 Hororata on 14 June 1917
Rank from Nominal RollLance Corporal
Unit from Nominal Roll40th Battalion
FateKilled in Action 25 August 1918
Age at death from cemetery records30
Place of burialBray Military Cemetery (Plot I, Row BI, Grave No. 8), France
Panel number, Roll of Honour,
  Australian War Memorial
133
Miscellaneous information from
  cemetery records
Parents: Robert and Dorothy PIPER, Wesleyvale, Tasmania
Other details

War service: Western Front

Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal

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