PIPER Christopher

Christopher Piper was baptised in Worcester on 9th March 1892, the son of William Lewis Piper.

Christopher Piper enlisted in the Canadian Overseas Expeditionary Force on 18th June 1915 at Sussex New Brunswick, Canada. On his attestation paper he gave his date of birth as 23rd August 1896 in Worcester England, his next of kin as his father, William Piper of Worcestershire, England and his occupation as a Fitman. He was 5 feet 5¾ inches tall with brown eyes, black hair and a dark complexion. His next of kin details were later amended to Mrs Annie Piper, Upton Warren near Church, Bromsgrove, England with a further amendment to Nunnery Cottages, Whittington, Worcester.

Christopher sailed from Montreal on the S.S. Corsican on 30th October 1915, arriving in England on 9th November 1915. He was posted overseas in April arriving in France on 16th April 1916. On the 30th May 1916 he was treated for a shell wound to his knee, re-joining his unit on 7th June 1916. He was wounded in action on 9th December 1916 but discharged the same day after treatment. During 1917 he was treated on several occasions at various medical stations for contusions. Christopher Piper was killed in action on 2nd September 1918.

A photograph of Private C. Piper of Whittington can be found in Berrow’s Worcester Journal Supplement, Saturday 19th October, available at Worcestershire Archives.

Christopher Piper has no known grave, the photograph available shows his name on the Vimy Memorial.