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William George HOOKER

Regimental number740
Place of birthLambeth, London, England
SchoolL.C.C. School, Walnut Tree Walk, Lambeth, London, England
Age on arrival in Australia31
ReligionChurch of England
OccupationLabourer
Address113 Upper Ford Street, Sydney, New South Wales
Marital statusSingle
Age at embarkation34
Next of kinSister, Mrs Lehner, 144 Cavendish Road, Clapham Park London, England
Previous military serviceSouth Africa, March, 1901, Sept. 1902 (Medal - 5 Clasps).
Enlistment date30 September 1914
Rank on enlistmentPrivate
Unit name13th Battalion, G Company
AWM Embarkation Roll number23/30/1
Embarkation detailsUnit embarked from Melbourne, Victoria, on board TRANSPORT A38 Ulysses on 22 December 1914
Rank from Nominal RollCompany Sergeant Major
Unit from Nominal Roll45th Battalion
FateDied of wounds 12 June 1917
Age at death36
Age at death from cemetery records36
Place of burialBrookwood Military Cemetery (Plot XI, Row E, Grave No. 10), Surrey, England
Panel number, Roll of Honour,
  Australian War Memorial
139
Miscellaneous information from
  cemetery records
Parents: William and Lucy HOOKER

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