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william piper died 1919 was in the armed forces any family history please

Born when & where please, it is essential you provide this info if you want help

George

You need to provide more info than that sorry.

How is anyone to know when and where he was born and his family connections

Have you looked for him on the CWGC site?

Guessing here, but seeing that you are researching Ayrshire



PIPER
Initials: W
Nationality: United Kingdom
Rank: Private
Regiment/Service: Machine Gun Corps (Cavalry)
Age: 28
Date of Death: 02/02/1919
Service No: 130947
Additional information: Son of Mr.and Mrs. William Piper, of Damhead Ayrshire.
Casualty Type: Commonwealth War Dead
Grave/Memorial Reference: 264.
Cemetery: BEIRUT WAR CEMETERY


George

PIPER
Initials: W
Nationality: United Kingdom
Rank: Private
Regiment/Service: Machine Gun Corps (Cavalry)
Age: 28
Date of Death: 02/02/1919
Service No: 130947
Additional information: Son of Mr.and Mrs. William Piper, of Damhead Ayrshire.
Casualty Type: Commonwealth War Dead
Grave/Memorial Reference: 264.
Cemetery: BEIRUT WAR CEMETERY


PIPER, WILLIAM
Initials: W
Nationality: United Kingdom
Rank: Private
Regiment/Service: Devonshire Regiment
Unit Text: 10th Works Coy.
Secondary Regiment: Labour Corps
Secondary Unit Text: transf. to (353699) 617th Agricultural Coy.
Age: 29
Date of Death: 24/02/1919
Service No: 21645
Additional information: Son of Samuel and Grace Piper, of Dowland; husband of Matilda Piper, of Coxe's Bridge, Winkleigh, Devon.
Casualty Type: Commonwealth War Dead
Grave/Memorial Reference: East of church.
Cemetery: DOWLAND (ST. PETER) CHURCHYARD

Looks like the 1901 Scotland Census:

Name: William Piper
Age: 10
Estimated Birth Year: abt 1891
Relationship: Son
Father's Name: William Piper
Mother's Name: Catherine Piper
Gender: Male
Where born: Sorn, Ayrshire
Registration Number: 613/1
Registration district: Sorn
Civil parish: Sorn
County: Ayrshire
Address: Village
Occupation: Scholar
ED: 4
Household schedule number: 3
Line: 12
Roll: CSSCT1901_236
Household Members: Name Age
William Piper 40
Catherine Piper 37
John Piper 14
Andrew Piper 12
William Piper 10
Jane Piper 6
Mary Piper 3
Ivie Piper 1

1891 Scotland Census:

Name: William Piper
Age: 31
Estimated Birth Year: abt 1860
Relationship: Head
Spouse's name : Catherine Piper
Gender: Male
Where born: Sorn, Ayrshire
Registration Number: 613
Registration district: Sorn
Civil parish: Sorn
County: Ayrshire
Address: Sorn Village
Occupation: Coal Miner
ED: 4
Household schedule number: 5
Line: 17
Roll: CSSCT1891_216
Household Members: Name Age
William Piper 31
Catherine Piper 26
John Piper 4
Andrew Piper 2
William Piper 1mo

1881 Scotland Census:

Name: William Piper
Age: 21
Estimated Birth Year: abt 1860
Relationship: Son
Father's Name: John Piper
Mother's Name: Jane F Piper
Gender: Male
Where born: Sorn, Ayrshire
Registration Number: 613
Registration district: Sorn
Civil parish: Sorn
County: Ayrshire
Address: Barshouse
Occupation: Pitheadman Iron Mine
ED: 7
Household schedule number: 15
Line: 15
Roll: cssct1881_196
Household Members: Name Age
John Piper 47 - your William's Grandfather
Jane F Piper 46
William Piper 21 - your William's Father
Janet Piper 18
Robert Piper 14
Jane F Piper 12
James Piper 10
Archabald Piper 9
Ivie Piper 7
Thomas Piper 5

Hello Unknown and welcome to the Community boards. (It may be an idea to choose a board name rather than being 'unknown :-D).


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