| Date of birth | |
| Place of birth | Hare Street, Kapunda, South Australia |
| School | Le Fevre Peninsula School, South Australia |
| Religion | Church of England |
| Occupation | Clerk |
| Address | Prince Street, Alberton, South Australia |
| Marital status | Single |
| Age at embarkation | 19 |
| Height | 5' 8.75" |
| Weight | 148 lbs |
| Next of kin | Father, James Hooper, Prince Street, Alberton, South Australia |
| Previous military service | Served for 2 years in 77th Bn, Senior Cadets; 13 months in 76th Infantry, Citizen Military Forces (8 months as OC, E Company). |
| Enlistment date | |
| Rank on enlistment | 2nd Lieutenant |
| Unit name | 10th Battalion, C Company |
| AWM Embarkation Roll number | 23/27/1 |
| Embarkation details | Unit embarked from Adelaide, South Australia, on board Transport A11 Ascanius on |
| Rank from Nominal Roll | Lieutenant |
| Unit from Nominal Roll | 10th Battalion |
| Other details from Roll of Honour Circular | 'Took great interest in Y.M.C.A. work and was a member of Bible classes.' |
| Fate | Killed in Action |
| Miscellaneous details (Nominal Roll) | Date of death incorrectly recorded on Nominal Roll as 27 May 1915. |
| Place of death or wounding | Gallipoli, Turkey |
| Age at death | 20.9 |
| Age at death from cemetery records | 20 |
| Place of burial | 4th Battalion Parade Ground Cemetery (Row E, Grave No 14), Gallipoli, Turkey |
| Panel number, Roll of Honour, Australian War Memorial | 59 |
| Miscellaneous information from cemetery records | Parents: James and Louisa HOOPER, 'St Clair', Prince Street, Alberton, South Australia |
| Other details |
War service: Egypt, Gallipoli Medals: 1914-15 Star, British War Medal, Victory Medal In reply to formal notification of his son being granted a temporary appointment as 2nd Lieutenant in the regular Forces of the British Army, his father replied, 2 September 1918: 'I must than His Majesty Our Gracious King for his very thoughtful act in bestowing the above mentioned Commission on my dear boy who said he would die a Britisher.' |
Postal Address:
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Canberra BC 2610, Australia
Street Address:
Northcott Drive,
Campbell, ACT 2600
