HOOPER, Percy James
| Service Number: | 3864 |
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| Enlisted: | 3 January 1917, Brisbane, Queensland |
| Last Rank: | Private |
| Last Unit: | 4th Pioneer Battalion |
| Born: | Brisbane, Queensland, 11 August 1889 |
| Home Town: | South Brisbane, Brisbane, Queensland |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Labourer |
| Died: | Died of wounds, France, 11 August 1918, aged 29 years |
| Cemetery: |
Terlincthun British Cemetery, Wimille Terlincthun British Cemetery, Wimille, France |
| Memorials: | Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour |
World War 1 Service
| 3 Jan 1917: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 3864, Brisbane, Queensland | |
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| 13 Jun 1917: | Involvement AIF WW1, Private, 3864, 4th Pioneer Battalion, Enlistment/Embarkation WW1, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '5' embarkation_place: Sydney embarkation_ship: HMAT Hororata embarkation_ship_number: A20 public_note: '' | |
| 13 Jun 1917: | Embarked AIF WW1, Private, 3864, 4th Pioneer Battalion, HMAT Hororata, Sydney | |
| 11 Aug 1918: | Involvement AIF WW1, Private, 3864, 4th Pioneer Battalion, "The Last Hundred Days" |
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Lachlan RAVES
3864 Percy James Hooper was a private in the 4th Pioneer Battalion, Australian Imperial Forces.
On the 13th of June 1917 Percy James Hooper embarked from Sydney, New South Wales, on the HMAT Hororata. He was only twenty-seven when he embarked for service abroad.
The 4th Pioneer Battalion was a group of soldiers who were always up the front of the battle area. They were essentially light military combat engineers who would develop and enhance the protection and mobility for supported troops. They constructed defensive positions, created command posts and dugouts. They prepared different types of defences like barbed wire fencing. Sometimes they would attack with different devices including the Bangalore Torpedo.
On the 11th of August, 1918 Percy receieved a gunshot wound to the head. Sadly he died of his wounds the same day, and was buried at Terlincthun British Cemetery, Wimille, France - By Lachlan Raves
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