| Regimental number | 2764 |
| Place of birth | Fitzroy, Victoria |
| School | Cobden State School, Victoria |
| Religion | Methodist |
| Occupation | Butcher |
| Age at embarkation | 24 |
| Height | 5' 4.5" |
| Weight | 128 lbs |
| Next of kin | Mr Frederick Peiper, Traralgon, Victoria |
| Previous military service | Nil |
| Enlistment date | |
| Place of enlistment | Melbourne, Victoria |
| Unit name | 22nd Battalion, 6th Reinforcement |
| AWM Embarkation Roll number | 23/39/2 |
| Embarkation details | Unit embarked from Melbourne, Victoria, on board HMAT A38 Ulysses on |
| Rank from Nominal Roll | Private |
| Unit from Nominal Roll | 59th Battalion |
| Fate | Killed in Action |
| Age at death from cemetery records | 26 |
| Place of burial | No known grave |
| Commemoration details | V.C. Corner (Panel No 17), Australian Cemetery, Fromelles, France |
| Panel number, Roll of Honour, Australian War Memorial | 168 |
| Miscellaneous information from cemetery records | Parents: Frederick and Jane Isabella PEIPER, Hotham Street, Traralgon, Victoria |
| Other details |
War service: Egypt, Western Front Allotted to and proceeded to join 57th Bn, Tel el Kebir. Transferred to, and taken on strength of, 59th Bn, 15 March 1916. Admitted to 15th Field Ambulance, Staging Camp, 4 April 1916 (bronchitis); rejoined 59th Bn, Ferry Post, 10 April 1916. Sick to hospital, 1 June 1916; rejoined Bn same day (no further details recorded). Embarked Alexandria to join the British Expeditionary Force, 18 June 1916; disembarked Marseilles, France, 29 June 1916. Reported missing, 19 July 1916. Court of Enquiry, held in the field, 29 August 1917, pronounced fate as 'killed in action, 19 July 1916'. File bears notation (p. 3): 'Presumed buried in No Man's Land approx at 5J90.43 to 5K0.2.5.1 Sheet Hazebrouck 5A'. Statement, Red Cross File No 2130106, 2695 Pte G.R. JACOBSEN, 59th Bn, 25 August 1917: 'On the 19th of July 1916 he was alongside me as we crossed No Man's Land and when about 150 yards out I saw him fall he having been hit in the right side of the groin. On asking him if he was hit he fell back making no reply. In my opinion he died instantly.' Second statement, 2795 Corporal W.F. SKINNER, D Company, 59th Bn, 1 June 1917: 'I was told by Pt. (sic) G.R. Jacobsen ... that at Fromelles on the 19th July we were attacking; we failed in our objective and had to retire to our lines which we held. During the attack Jacobsen saw Peiper hit by a shell; he was blown to pieces. Jacobsen was close to him.' Medals: 1914-15 Star, British War Medal, Victory Medal |
| Miscellaneous details | Name does not appear on Embarkation Roll. |
| Sources | NAA: B2455, PEIPER Robert Frederick
Red Cross File No 2130106 |
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