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HOOPER, Arthur
Personal Details
| Service Number: | 833 |
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| Enlisted: | 19 February 1915, Adelaide, South Australia |
| Last Rank: | Private |
| Last Unit: | 27th Infantry Battalion |
| Born: | Adelaide, South Australia, 3 August 1892 |
| Home Town: | Adelaide, South Australia |
| Schooling: | Port Germein Public School |
| Occupation: | Labourer (Corporation of Adelaide) |
| Died: | Killed in Action, Flers, France, 5 November 1916, aged 24 years |
| Cemetery: |
No known grave - "Known Unto God" No known grave, Villers-Bretonneux Memorial, Villers-Bretonneux, Picardie, France |
| Memorials: | Adelaide Corporation WW1 Honour Board, Adelaide National War Memorial, Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Goodwood St George Anglican Church Memorial Tower, Payneham District Council Roll of Honor, Unley Arch of Remembrance, Unley Town Hall WW1 Honour Board, Villers-Bretonneux Memorial (Australian National Memorial - France) |
Service History
World War 1 Service
| 19 Feb 1915: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 833, 27th Infantry Battalion, Adelaide, South Australia | |
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| 31 May 1915: | Involvement AIF WW1, Private, 833, 27th Infantry Battalion, Enlistment/Embarkation WW1, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '15' embarkation_place: Adelaide embarkation_ship: HMAT Geelong embarkation_ship_number: A2 public_note: '' | |
| 31 May 1915: | Embarked AIF WW1, Private, 833, 27th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Geelong, Adelaide | |
| 4 Sep 1915: | Involvement AIF WW1, Private, 833, 27th Infantry Battalion, ANZAC / Gallipoli | |
| 5 Nov 1916: | Involvement AIF WW1, Private, 833, 27th Infantry Battalion, 'The Winter Offensive' - Flers/Gueudecourt winter of 1916/17 |
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Parents: Alfred and Eliza Hooper; War service: Egypt, France, Belgium; Cousin: Jack Hooper, killed in Gallipoli; Cousin: Guy Hooper, killed in France.
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