Gunner

William Wadman Hooper

Conflict: 
WW2
Additional Information: 

Son of John William Wadman Hooper and of Ethel Margaret Hooper (nee Hurst), of Palmerston North, Wellington, New Zealand; husband of Cecilia Mona Dulcie Hooper, of Palmerston North.

References:
  • CWGC
NZ WAR GRAVES

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Personal Tributes:

Casualty

Service Number: 
60900
Name:
William Wadman Hooper
Rank: 
Gunner
Date of Birth:
Not known
Next of Kin: 
Mrs C M Hooper (wife), 155 Fergusson Street, Palmerston North, New Zealand
Date of Enlistment:
Not known
Enlistment Address: 
691 Main Street, Palmerston North, New Zealand
Occupation on Enlistment:
Labourer
Armed Force: 
Army
Unit:
New Zealand Artillery, 14 Light Anti-Aircraft Regiment

Casualty Details

Cause of Death:
Killed in action
Date of Death:
16 July 1942
Day of Death:
Thursday
Age at Death: 
31
Conflict: 
WW2

Embarkation Details

Embarkation Body:
Second New Zealand Expeditionary Force (2NZEF), 5th Reinforcements
Embarkation Place:
Wellington, New Zealand
Embarkment Date:
07 April 1941
Vessel:
Mauretania or Nieuw Amsterdam
Destination:
Egypt

Text in italics supplied by Cenotaph Online, Auckland War Memorial Museum

Cemetery

Cemetery Reference: 
Joint grave XXVIII. C. 24.
Cemetery Location: 
Egypt
William Wadman Hooper
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