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HOOPER, William Roadknight
Personal Details
| Service Number: | 2434 |
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| Enlisted: | 9 May 1916 |
| Last Rank: | Private |
| Last Unit: | 46th Infantry Battalion |
| Born: | Orbost, Victoria, Australia, 1893 |
| Home Town: | Mooroopna, Greater Shepparton, Victoria |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Farmer |
| Died: | Died of wounds, France, 5 April 1918 |
| Cemetery: |
Doullens Communal Cemetery Extension No.1, France Plot VI, Row D, Grave No. 34. |
| Memorials: | Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Mooroopna Ardmona Gymnastic Club Honor Roll, Mooroopna War Memorial, North Mooroopna State School & District No. 1612 Roll of Honour |
Service History
World War 1 Service
| 9 May 1916: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 2434, 46th Infantry Battalion | |
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| 7 Sep 1916: | Involvement Private, 2434, 46th Infantry Battalion, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '19' embarkation_place: Melbourne embarkation_ship: HMAT Port Sydney embarkation_ship_number: A15 public_note: '' | |
| 7 Sep 1916: | Embarked Private, 2434, 46th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Port Sydney, Melbourne |
Personal Stories
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Stephen Brooks
William was the son of Charles and Henry Mary Hooper of Orbost, Victoria. He and his younger brother Basil John Hooper had moved to Mooroopna about three years before the war, to work on a farm there. Their mother had passed away in 1903.
His brother, 378 Pte. Basil John Hooper 7th Battalion AIF, was killed in action at the Anzac landing on 25 April 1915.