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HOOPER, Percy Charles
| Service Number: | 3410 |
|---|---|
| Enlisted: | 14 November 1916 |
| Last Rank: | Private |
| Last Unit: | 50th Infantry Battalion |
| Born: | Mount Torrens, South Austalia, 27 August 1893 |
| Home Town: | Lobethal, Adelaide Hills, South Australia |
| Schooling: | Mount Torrens, South Australia |
| Occupation: | Labourer |
| Died: | Cerebro Vascular Catastophe, Thrombo Embolism, Organic Demetia , Hillcrest Hospital, Gillies Plains, 16 October 1975, aged 82 years |
| Cemetery: |
Centennial Park Cemetery, South Australia Derrick Gardens, Path 32, Grave 493B |
| Memorials: | Lobethal WW1 Roll of Honor, Lobethal War Memorial, Woodside District of Onkaparinga Honour Board |
World War 1 Service
| 14 Nov 1916: | Enlisted | |
|---|---|---|
| 10 Feb 1917: | Involvement Private, 3410, 50th Infantry Battalion, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '19' embarkation_place: Adelaide embarkation_ship: HMAT Seang Bee embarkation_ship_number: A48 public_note: '' | |
| 10 Feb 1917: | Embarked Private, 3410, 50th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Seang Bee, Adelaide |
Percy Charles Hooper
Name: Percy Charles Hooper
Service Number: 3410
Place of Birth: Mount Torrens
Date of Birth: Not available
Place of Enlistment: Adelaide
Date of Enlistment: 15 November 1916
Age at Enlistment: 22 years 2 months
Next of Kin: Mother, Hannah Hooper / Lobethal
Occupation: Labourer
Religion: Baptist
Rank: Private
Percy left Adelaide on the Seeang Bee on 10 February 1917, disembarking at Devonport, England on 2 May and proceeded to France with the 50th Battalion on 6 August. He sustained shrapnel wounds to the right arm in action on 11 October and was treated at a Casualty Clearing Station before being able to rejoin his unit. Percy was shot in the chest on 11 September 1918. His mother, Hannah was notified on 26 September of her son being wounded on a second occasion. Before returning to Australia at the war’s end he was admitted to the Auxiliary Hospital at Southampton, England with measles. Percy returned to Australia on the Swakopmund on 15 June 1919 and was discharged on 7 September.
Submitted 24 October 2023 by christopher collins
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