Grey Skipper

  • British War Medal
  • Victory Medal
  • 1914 -1915 Star
  • Born 14 July 1894, Little River, Christchurch, New Zealand
  • Died 7 September 1935, Christchurch
  • Last rank Driver/Gunner
  • Service number 2/727
  • Served In New Zealand Field Artillery
  • Next of Kin Grey Skipper (father), Little River, Canterbury
  • Pre-war occupation Labourer, Little River
  • ReligionChurch of England (Anglican)
  • Enlisted9 September 1915
  • Embarkationaboard HMNZT 7 or HMNZT 10, Arawa or Limerick, departed 16 October 1914, Wellington, disembarked 3 December 1914
  • Theatres of operationEgyptian 1914-1915 and Gallipoli 1915
  • Periods of service67 days in New Zealand and one year 178 days overseas in Egypt and Gallipoli. Total service of one year and 245 days
  • Returned to New Zealandaboard Maheno, 11 April 1916
  • Discharged10 May 1916, medically unfit for war service
  • Awarded1914-15 Star, British War Medal and Victory Medal
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Profile photo credit: Christchurch City Council and Little River Community via The Onward Project