Search results Next record Previous record English Māori Michael Piper Died 12 October 1917 PDF Key details Service numberWWI 8/1314 AWMM Also known as Armed force / branchArmy AWMM Last rankWW1 Private AWMM Otago Infantry Regiment, 1st Battalion, 4th (Otago) Company AWMM WarWorld War I, 1914-1918 AWMM Enquire Lay a poppy Portrait, Auckland Weekly News 1918 - No known copyright restrictions View gallery Hide sources Show empty fields Identity About Contribute › Title ForenamesMichael AWMM SurnamePiper AWMM Ingoa Also known as Service numberWWI 8/1314 AWMM GenderMale AWMM Iwi Hapū Waka Rohe Religion Images and documents Images Contribute › Report › Documents Contribute › Civilian life About birth Contribute › Birth Date of birth Place of birth Birth notes Address before enlistmentUnknown AWMM Rotherham, Canterbury, New Zealand AWMM Post war occupation Next of kin on embarkationMrs G. Gillespie (mother), Rotherham, North Canterbury, New Zealand AWMM Relationship statusPre 14 December 1914 AWMM Single AWMM Service Wars and conflicts Contribute › WarWorld War I, 1914-1918 AWMM Campaign1915-1916 Gallipoli AWMM 1914-1919 Western Front AWMM Armed force / branchArmy AWMM Service numberWWI 8/1314 AWMM Military service Promotions/ Postings/ Transfers Military decorations Contribute › Medals and Awards Training and Enlistment Contribute › Military training Branch Trade Proficiency EnlistmentWW1 Unknown AWMM Canterbury, New Zealand AWMM Occupation before enlistment Age on enlistment Embarkations Contribute › Embarkation detailsWW1 14 December 1914 AWMM from Wellington, New Zealand AWMMHMNZT 13 or HMNZT 14 or HMNZT 15 AWMM Vessel was Verdala or Willochra or Knight of the Garter AWMM Private AWMM Otago Infantry Battalion AWMM 2nd Reinforcements AWMM Prisoner of war Contribute › Capture details Days interned Liberation date Liberation Repatriation POW liberation details POW serial number Medical history Contribute › Medical notesKilled in Action, Cause of Death AWMM Last known rank Contribute › Last rankWW1 Private AWMM Otago Infantry Regiment, 1st Battalion, 4th (Otago) Company AWMM Biographical information Biographical information Contribute › Michael Piper was the son of Alice Gillespie (formerly Piper), of Culverden, North Canterbury, New Zealand. Previously wounded at Gallipoli. AWMM Death About death Contribute › Death12 October 1917 AWMM Age 25 AWMM Ypres, Belgium AWMM Date of death Age at death Place of death Cause of deathKilled in Action AWMM Death notes Cemetery Cemetery name Grave reference Obituary Memorial name Memorial reference Memorials Memorial Contribute › Memorial nameTyne Cot Memorial, Tyne Cot Cemetery, Zonnebeke, West-Vlaanderen, Belgium AWMM Roll of Honour Remember Michael Piper by laying a poppy. Marshall Edward Piper Maureen Vincent Piper Michael Piper Paul Neil Piper Raymond Leslie Piper Lay a poppy for 2021 Leave a note Leave a tribute or memory of Michael Piper Leave a note Contribute › Processing Sources Sources Contribute › External linksMilitary personnel file http://www.archway.archives.govt.nz/ViewFullItem.do?code=20801582 Further Reference A Street Near You record https://astreetnearyou.org/person/848076/- Further Reference Commonwealth War Graves Commission Casualty record https://www.cwgc.org/find-war-dead/casualty/848076 Further Reference DocumentsNew Zealand Army Expeditionary Force. (1914-1919). Nominal Rolls of New Zealand Expeditionary Force, Volume I. Wellington, N.Z.: Govt. Printer. AWMM Page No: 584 AWMM Beattie, P.J. & Pomeroy, M. (2013-2020). Onward : portraits of the New Zealand Expeditionary Force (vols 1-5). Auckland, New Zealand: Fair Dinkum Publications AWMM Vol. 1: Includes portrait AWMM Contributors Processing Command item Command item Add new record Refresh DateFirst namesLocationRelationshipContact 20 March 2018AllanRotoruaResearcher The development of the Online Cenotaph is an ongoing process; updates, new images and records are added weekly. In some cases, records have yet to be confirmed by Museum staff, and there could be mistakes or omissions in the information provided. Online Cenotaph Data by Auckland War Memorial Museum is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International License Search results Next record Previous record