Flight Sergeant

Charles Cecil Piper

Conflict: 
WW2
Additional Information: 

Son of Arthur Cecil and Mary Annie Dorotheia Piper, of Torbay, Auckland, New Zealand.

References:
  • CWGC
  • Martyn (1998)
NZ WAR GRAVES

Biographical Notes:

Flying Officers  C C Piper and N Spence both died while attempting to escape, following the loss of their aircraft and capture on 13/14th September. F. O Spence is buried at Halfaya Sollum, but Piper's grave could not be located.

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Casualty

Service Number: 
403588
Name:
Charles Cecil Piper
Rank: 
Flight Sergeant
Date of Birth:
Not known
Date of Enlistment:
Not known
Unit:
Royal New Zealand Air Force, 70 (RAF) Squadron

Casualty Details

Cause of Death:
Died as a POW
Date of Death:
18 September 1942
Day of Death:
Friday
Age at Death: 
24
Conflict: 
WW2

Embarkation Details

Embarkation Body:
Royal New Zealand Air Force

Text in italics supplied by Cenotaph Online, Auckland War Memorial Museum

Cemetery

Cemetery: 
Cemetery Reference: 
Column 266.
Cemetery Location: 
Egypt
Charles Cecil Piper
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