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HOOPPELL, Percy Samuel
Personal Details
| Service Number: | 916 |
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| Enlisted: | 19 August 1914, Enlisted at St Kilda, Victoria |
| Last Rank: | Bombardier |
| Last Unit: | 2nd Field Artillery Brigade |
| Born: | Malmsbury, Victoria, Australia, 1895 |
| Home Town: | Auburn, Boroondara, Victoria |
| Schooling: | Mernda State School No 488 & Drouin State School; Yachos College, Victoria |
| Occupation: | Accountant Clerk |
| Died: | Killed in Action, Gallipoli, Gallipoli, Dardanelles, Turkey, 30 May 1915 |
| Cemetery: |
Beach Cemetery - ANZAC Cove Plot 1, Row J, Grave 14 Rev. A.C. Plane officiated Headstone inscription reads: In memory of our loved son S.P. & M. Hooppell, Beach Cemetery, Gallipoli Peninsula, Canakkale Province, Turkey |
| Memorials: | Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Benalla War Memorial, Drouin Methodist Church Honor Roll, Drouin War Memorial, Longwarry War Memorial, Malmsbury War Memorial Gates, Mernda State School No 488 Roll of Honor |
Service History
World War 1 Service
| 19 Aug 1914: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Gunner, 916, 2nd Field Artillery Brigade , Enlisted at St Kilda, Victoria | |
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| 20 Oct 1914: | Involvement Gunner, 916, 2nd Field Artillery Brigade , ANZAC / Gallipoli, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '3' embarkation_place: Melbourne embarkation_ship: HMAT Shropshire embarkation_ship_number: A9 public_note: '' | |
| 20 Oct 1914: | Embarked Gunner, 916, 2nd Field Artillery Brigade , HMAT Shropshire, Melbourne | |
| 30 May 1915: | Involvement Bombardier, 916, 2nd Field Artillery Brigade , ANZAC / Gallipoli, --- :awm_ww1_roll_of_honour_import: awm_service_number: 916 awm_unit: 2 Field Artillery Brigade awm_rank: Bombardier awm_died_date: 1915-05-30 |
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Carol Foster
Son of Samuel Percy Hooppell and Mary Hooppell nee Jones. Brother of Myrtle Elizabeth Hoopell, Mary Margaret Hooppell and Frederick Llewellyn Hooppell
Medals: 1914-15 Star, British War Medal, Victory Medal
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