| Regimental number | 2430 |
| Place of birth | Windsor, England |
| Religion | Church of England |
| Occupation | Farm hand |
| Marital status | Single |
| Age at embarkation | 18.6 |
| Height | 5' 4.25" |
| Weight | 121 lbs |
| Next of kin | Father, Hawthorn Richard Pyper, 40 Oxford Road, Windsor, England |
| Previous military service | Nil (lived in exempt area under Compulsory Military Training scheme) |
| Enlistment date | |
| Place of enlistment | Keswick, South Australia |
| Rank on enlistment | Private |
| Unit name | 10th Battalion, 6th Reinforcement |
| AWM Embarkation Roll number | 23/27/2 |
| Embarkation details | Unit embarked from Adelaide, South Australia, on board HMAT A30 Borda on |
| Rank from Nominal Roll | Private |
| Unit from Nominal Roll | 10th Battalion |
| Fate | Returned to Australia |
| Discharge date | |
| Other details |
War service: Egypt, Gallipoli, Western Front Married Minnie Clara TAYLOR, spinster, aged 21, Register Office, Paddington, London, 9 May 1917. Commenced return to Australia on board HT 'Argyllshire', 9 December 1918; disembarked, 28 January 1919; discharged (medically unfit: neurasthenia), Adelaide, 5 May 1919. War service: 4 years 43 days (of which 3 years 230 days were abroad) Medals: 1914-15 Star, British War Medal, Victory Medal |
| Sources | NAA: B2455, PYPER Hawthorn Richard |
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Street Address:
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