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HOPPER, Walter
Personal Details
| Service Number: | 893 |
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| Enlisted: | 29 August 1914, Randwick, NSW |
| Last Rank: | Corporal |
| Last Unit: | 1st Infantry Battalion |
| Born: | Mitiamo, Victoria, Australia, 1892 |
| Home Town: | Queenscliff, Victoria |
| Schooling: | Terrick South State School, Victoria, Australia |
| Occupation: | Motor Mechanic |
| Died: | Killed in Action, Gallipoli, 19 May 1915 |
| Cemetery: |
Shrapnel Valley Cemetery, Gallipoli |
| Memorials: | Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Mitiamo Honour Roll, Mitiamo Terrick South State School No 2006 Honor Roll, Mitiamo War Memorial |
Service History
World War 1 Service
| 29 Aug 1914: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Lance Corporal, 893, 1st Infantry Battalion, Randwick, NSW | |
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| 18 Oct 1914: | Involvement Lance Corporal, 893, 1st Infantry Battalion, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '7' embarkation_place: Sydney embarkation_ship: HMAT Afric embarkation_ship_number: A19 public_note: '' | |
| 18 Oct 1914: | Embarked Lance Corporal, 893, 1st Infantry Battalion, HMAT Afric, Sydney | |
| 7 Apr 1915: | Promoted AIF WW1, Corporal, 1st Infantry Battalion, Egypt | |
| 19 May 1915: | Involvement AIF WW1, Corporal, 1st Infantry Battalion, ANZAC / Gallipoli |
Personal Stories
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Faithe Jones
Enlisted and served as WHITFIELD, Walter
David adn Annie HOPPER; husband of Ethel HOPPER, 5 Victoria Grove, Brunswick, Victoria. Native of Mitiamo.