Regimental number | 1019 |
Place of birth | Ipswich, Queensland |
School | Newtown School, Ipswich, Queensland |
Religion | Church of England |
Occupation | Farmer |
Address | Cooranga North via Bell, Queensland |
Marital status | Single |
Age at embarkation | 20 |
Next of kin | Father, David Hopper, Cooranga North via Bell, Queensland |
Enlistment date | |
Rank on enlistment | Acting Corporal |
Unit name | 5th Light Horse Regiment, 6th Reinforcement |
AWM Embarkation Roll number | 10/10/2 |
Embarkation details | Unit embarked from Brisbane, Queensland, on board HMAT A63 Karoola on |
Regimental number from Nominal Roll | Commissioned |
Rank from Nominal Roll | 2nd Lieutenant |
Unit from Nominal Roll | 25th Field Artillery Brigade |
Fate | Killed in Action |
Place of death or wounding | Ypres, Belgium |
Age at death | 23 |
Age at death from cemetery records | 23 |
Place of burial | Vlamertinghe New Military Cemetery (Plot VIII, row D, Grave No. 3), Belgium |
Panel number, Roll of Honour, Australian War Memorial | 18 |
Miscellaneous information from cemetery records | Parents: David and Sarah HOPPER, Cooranga North, Dalby, Queensland. Native of Bell, Queensland |
Family/military connections | Sgt. D.L. Hopper, 14th Field Artillery BrigadeSgt. G.T. Hopper, 31st BattalionPte B.H. Hopper, 31st Battalion |