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HOOPER, Herbert John
Personal Details
| Service Number: | 329 |
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| Enlisted: | 9 May 1916, Melbourne, Victoria |
| Last Rank: | Private |
| Last Unit: | 15th Machine Gun Company |
| Born: | Mount Dandenong, Victoria, 1 January 1892 |
| Home Town: | Murrumbeena, Glen Eira, Victoria |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Baker |
| Memorials: | Oakleigh Roll of Honour |
Service History
World War 1 Service
| 9 May 1916: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Melbourne, Victoria | |
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| 16 Aug 1916: | Involvement AIF WW1, Private, 329, 15th Machine Gun Company, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '21' embarkation_place: Melbourne embarkation_ship: RMS Orontes embarkation_ship_number: '' public_note: '' | |
| 16 Aug 1916: | Embarked AIF WW1, Private, 329, 15th Machine Gun Company, RMS Orontes, Melbourne |
Personal Stories
Herbert John Hooper
Born in 1892 in Mount Dandenong, Victoria, Australia
Father John Somerton Hooper 1859 – 1933
Mother Alice Jane Hand 1864 – 1898
In 1928 married Mabel Blanche Hodgetts and they had two children, Joyce Isobel Hooper and Beryl Edith Hooper.
Submitted 30 May 2015 by Val Sparnaay
Biography
"H. J. Hooper. son of Mr. John S. Hooper, of Oakleigh, has been reported wounded. Later advices state that he has recovered and was discharged from hospital to camp at Salisbury Plains. He is attached to the 15th Machine Gun Company, and has been on active service since 16th August, 1916." - from the Oakleigh and Caulfield Times Mulgrave and Ferntree Gully Guardian 17 Nov 1917 (nla.gov.au)