HOOPER, Frank
| Service Number: | 140047 |
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| Enlisted: | 20 April 1943, Adelaide, South Australia |
| Last Rank: | Leading Aircraftman |
| Last Unit: | Area Finance Office (Adelaide) |
| Born: | Broken Hill, New South Wales, 4 September 1909 |
| Home Town: | Adelaide, South Australia |
| Schooling: | Broken Hill State School, Prince Alfred College, Stotts Business College |
| Occupation: | Factory Hand / Clerk /Public Servant |
| Died: | Cancer, Kalyra Hospital, Belair, South Australia, 8 January 1987, aged 77 years |
| Cemetery: |
Centennial Park Cemetery, South Australia General C/Path 1/8A |
| Memorials: | Eudunda Arch Gates |
World War 2 Service
| 20 Apr 1943: | Enlisted Royal Australian Air Force, Aircraftman 2 (WW2), 140047, Adelaide, South Australia | |
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| 20 Apr 1943: | Enlisted Royal Australian Air Force, Leading Aircraftman, 140047 | |
| 21 Apr 1943: | Involvement Royal Australian Air Force, Aircraftman 2 (WW2), 140047 | |
| 16 Apr 1946: | Discharged Royal Australian Air Force, Leading Aircraftman, 140047, Area Finance Office (Adelaide) |
Dad
He was born and raised in Broken Hill , the youngest child of well to do parents. Eighteen months of his high school education were spent at Prince Alfred College, where, unfortunately, he failed to excel. His exam results showed that he was not a high achiever at school.
Most of his working life was spent in State Government employment, firstly with the Municipal Tramways Trust as a bus conductor and latterly with the SA Housing Trust. These jobs followed a period of time during World War II in the RAAF, during which time he served overseas in the Borneo region.
He enlisted in the RAAF (Service Number 140047) on 20 April 1943 in Adelaide and was discharged on 16 April 1946 with the rank of Leading Aircraftsman and the posting of Area Finance Officer, Adelaide.
Disabilities resulting from his war service led to him being granted a TPI Pension from the Dept. of Veteran's Affairs.
He was appointed a Justice of the Peace on 11 August 1960.
Submitted 14 December 2016 by Doug Hooper
Biography contributed by Faithe Jones
Son of Robert James HOOPER and Elizabeth Anna Maria nee TRIPLETT
Husband of Margaret Maxwell HOOPER nee KELLY, Bruce Street, Eudunda, SA
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