Kenneth Hooper DAY MiD

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Service Numbers:	464, SX6930
Enlisted:	29 June 1940, Adelaide, SA
Last Rank:	Sergeant
Last Unit:	43rd Infantry Battalion
Born:	Seaton Park, SA, 13 November 1898
Home Town:	Croydon, South Australia
Schooling:	Sturt Street State School, Adelaide High School
Occupation:	Farm labourer prior to WW1, Hospital Attendant prior to WW2
Died:	Sefton Park, SA, 11 August 1961, aged 62 years, cause of death not yet discovered
Cemetery:	Centennial Park Cemetery, South Australia RSL Walls
Memorials:	Adelaide Sturt Street Public School Great War Roll of Honour, Ballarat Australian Ex-Prisoners of War Memorial

9 Jun 1916:	Embarked Private, 464, 43rd Infantry Battalion, HMAT Afric, Adelaide
9 Jun 1916:	Involvement Private, 464, 43rd Infantry Battalion, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '18' embarkation_place: Adelaide embarkation_ship: HMAT Afric embarkation_ship_number: A19 public_note: ''

29 Jun 1940:	Involvement Sergeant, SX6930
29 Jun 1940:	Enlisted Adelaide, SA
29 Jun 1940:	Enlisted Australian Military Forces (WW2) , Sergeant, SX6930
30 Oct 1943:	Discharged Australian Military Forces (WW2) , Sergeant, SX6930
30 Oct 1943:	Discharged

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Incorrect date of birth used at WW2 enlistment - 13th November 1900. Likely lied about age to be able to enlist.

Correct date of birth 13th November 1898. Confirmed by Ancestry.com and Adelaide High School enrolment records.

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