Regimental number | 1227 |
Place of birth | Ballarat, Victoria |
School | Dona Street, Ballarat State School, Ballarat, Victoria |
Religion | Presbyterian |
Occupation | Turner |
Address | 511 Eyre Street, Ballarat, Victoria |
Marital status | Single |
Age at embarkation | 18 |
Next of kin | Mother, Mrs E Hammond, 511 Eyre Street, Ballarat, Victoria |
Enlistment date | |
Rank on enlistment | Private |
Unit name | 23rd Battalion, D Company |
AWM Embarkation Roll number | 23/40/1 |
Embarkation details | Unit embarked from Melbourne, Victoria, on board HMAT A14 Euripides on |
Other details from Roll of Honour Circular | "Enlisted 9th March, 1915, served in 23d Battalion at Gallipoli. Removed with frozen feet day before evacuation was then transferred to 6th Machine Company 2nd Division and fell at Polygon Wood, France on 20th September, 1917." Details from Father. |
Fate | No details of fate entered on Nominal Roll |
Place of death or wounding | Polygon Wood, Ypres, Belgium |
Age at death | 20 |
Family/military connections | Nephew; Sergeant Walter Hopper who was killed at GallipoliNephew; Sergeant Major Hugh Hopper M.M. |