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HOOPER, Edgar Norman
Personal Details
Service Number: | B2735 |
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Enlisted: | 3 September 1940 |
Last Rank: | Able Seaman |
Last Unit: | HMAS Sydney (II) - D48 WW2 |
Born: | Boonah, Queensland, 24 September 1921 |
Home Town: | Brisbane, Brisbane, Queensland |
Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
Occupation: | Not yet discovered |
Died: | Killed in Action, Indian Ocean, 20 November 1941, aged 20 years |
Cemetery: |
No known grave - "Known Unto God" Lost at Sea |
Memorials: | Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Carnarvon HMAS Sydney II Memorial, Carnarvon Walk of Remembrance, Geraldton HMAS Sydney II Memorial, Kangaroo Point H.M.A.S. Moreton Honour Roll, Manly War Memorial, Plymouth Naval Memorial to the Missing / Lost at Sea |
Service History
World War 2 Service
3 Sep 1940: | Enlisted Royal Australian Navy, Ordinary Seaman, B2735, HMAS Cerberus (Shore), Brisbane, Queensland | |
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3 Sep 1940: | Enlisted Royal Australian Navy, Able Seaman, B2735 | |
20 Nov 1941: | Involvement Royal Australian Navy, Able Seaman, B2735, HMAS Sydney (II) - D48 WW2 |
Personal Stories
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Faithe Jones
Able Seaman Edgar Norman Hooper, 20, enlisted in September, 1940. He was posted to the Sydney in February, 1941. He is the eldest son of Warrant Officer and Mrs. M. Hooper, Stratton Terrace, Wynnum Central.