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Norman Gordaon PIPER

Regimental number1691
Place of birthHyde Park South Australia
ReligionChurch of England
OccupationClerk
AddressPort Adelaide, South Australia
Marital statusSingle
Age at embarkation25
Next of kinMother, Mrs Nellie Gordon Piper, Grace Church Street, Port Adelaide, South Australia
Enlistment date21 March 1916
Rank on enlistmentPrivate
Unit name43rd Battalion, 1st Reinforcement
AWM Embarkation Roll number23/60/2
Embarkation detailsUnit embarked from Adelaide, South Australia, on board HMAT A19 Afric on 9 June 1916
Rank from Nominal RollLance Corporal
Unit from Nominal Roll43rd Battalion
FateDied of wounds 22 April 1917
Miscellaneous details (Nominal Roll)*second given name is Gordon
Age at death from cemetery records25
Place of burialTrois Arbres Cemetery (Plot I, Row H, Grave No. 14), Steenwerck, France
Panel number, Roll of Honour,
  Australian War Memorial
137
Miscellaneous information from
  cemetery records
Parents: James and Nellie PIPER, Grace Church Street, Port Adelaide, South Australia
Other details

War service: Western Front

Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal

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