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Charles Cecil Piper

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Auckland War Memorial Museum, World War II Hall of Memories Panel P_012. Image taken June 2020.

Auckland War Memorial Museum, World War II Hall of Memories Panel P_012. Image taken June 2020.

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Identity

About

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  • Title
  • Forenames
    Charles Cecil AWMM
  • Surname
    Piper AWMM
  • Ingoa
  • Also known as
  • Service number
    • NZ403588 AWMM
    • WWII 403588 AWMM
  • Gender
    Male AWMM
  • Iwi / Hapū / Waka / Rohe
  • Religion

Civilian life

About birth

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  • Birth
    3 May 1918 RNZAF Biographies (R17845614) Ohakune, Manawatu-Wanganui RNZAF Biographies (R17845614)
  • Date of birth
  • Place of birth
  • Birth notes
  • Address before enlistment
  • Post war occupation
  • Next of kin on embarkation
    WW2 Mother: Mrs. Bennett of Torbay, Auckland AWMM
  • Relationship status
    Single/WWII AWMM

Service

Wars and conflicts

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Military decorations

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Training and Enlistment

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Embarkations

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Prisoner of war

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  • Capture details
  • Days interned
  • Liberation date
  • Liberation Repatriation
  • POW liberation details
  • POW serial number

Medical history

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  • Medical notes
    Killed on Active Service, Cause of Death AWMM

Biographical information

Biographical information

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  • Charles Piper was the son of Arthur Cecil and Mary Annie Dorotheia Piper, of Torbay, Auckland, New Zealand.

    Attended Motupiko School , Nelson (Source: RNZAF Biographies (R17845614)) AWMM

Death

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  • Death
    18 September 1942 AWMM
    Age 24 AWMM
    Egypt, North Africa AWMM
  • Date of death
  • Age at death
  • Place of death
  • Cause of death
    Killed on Active Service AWMM
  • Death notes
  • Cemetery
  • Cemetery name
    Alamein Memorial. Public - Kelvin - Researcher - 22 January 2021 - http://www.aircrewremembered.com/mccartan-mooney-edmund-frederick-william.html
  • Grave reference
    Column 266 Public - Kelvin - Researcher - 22 January 2021 - http://www.aircrewremembered.com/mccartan-mooney-edmund-frederick-william.html
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  • Memorial name
  • Memorial reference

Memorials

Memorial

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  • Memorial name
    • Alamein Memorial, El Alamein War Cemetery, Egypt AWMM
    • Auckland War Memorial Museum, World War 2 Hall of Memories AWMM

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Sources

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  • References
    • Martyn, E. (1998-2008). For Your Tomorrow (Vols. 1-3). Christchurch, N.Z.: Volplane Press. AWMM
    • This record is a work in progress and was partially compiled from the “Database of New Zealand Airmen who took part in Advanced Air Training in Canada during WW2”. Researched by Ivan and Lorna Lindsey of Tauranga. N.Z. 2003 – 2012. Reproduced with permission. AWMM
    • RNZAF [Royal New Zealand Air Force] Biographies of Deceased Personnel 1939 - 1945 (Bound Volumes) - Na - Py. Archives New Zealand (R17845614) - Former archives reference: AIR118 AWMM
    • List of RNZAF [Royal New Zealand Air Force] Personnel - List of Personnel Killed or Missing in Various Theatres, 1940 - 1945. [Missing - But Presumed Dead on Lapse of Time - Officers, Airmen]. Archives New Zealand (R17845743) AWMM
    • Please note that the 12 volumes of the "RNZAF [Royal New Zealand Air Force] Biographies of Deceased Personnel 1939-1945" held at Archives NZ (formerly known as AIR118) should be used in conjunction with Errol Martyn's "For Your Tomorrow". FYT reflects detailed examination of all of the AIR118 bios which contain many inaccuracies and omissions. AWMM

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22 January 2021KelvinNorfolk, EnglandResearcher

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