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Lewis William Frederick HOOPER

Regimental number3381
Place of birthTownsville, Queensland
SchoolCentral State School and Technical College, Townsville, Queensland
ReligionChurch of England
OccupationClerk
AddressAlexander Street, North Ward, Townsville, Queensland
Marital statusSingle
Age at embarkation18
Next of kinFather, D D Hooper, Alexandra Street, North Ward, Townsville, Queensland
Previous military serviceServed in the Senior Cadets.
Enlistment date16 August 1915
Rank on enlistmentPrivate
Unit name9th Battalion, 11th Reinforcement
AWM Embarkation Roll number23/26/3
Embarkation detailsUnit embarked from Brisbane, Queensland, on board HMAT A48 Seang Bee on 21 October 1915
Rank from Nominal RollLance Corporal
Unit from Nominal Roll49th Battalion
FateKilled in Action 25 April 1918
Miscellaneous details (Nominal Roll)*Given name Lewis Frederick
Place of death or woundingVillers-Bretonneux, France
Age at death21
Age at death from cemetery records21
Place of burialRibemont Communal Cemetery Extension (Plot I, Row N, Grave No. 6), France
Panel number, Roll of Honour,
  Australian War Memorial
148
Miscellaneous information from
  cemetery records
Parents: David and Elizabeth HOOPER, Alexandria Street, Townsville, Queensland
Other details

War service: Egypt, Western Front

Medals: 1914-15 Star, British War Medal, Victory Medal
Miscellaneous detailsAddress incorrectly entered on Embarkation Roll as Alexander Street.

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