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James Catterton HOOPER

Regimental number877
Place of birthGeelong Vic
ReligionChurch of England
OccupationAccountant
AddressWaverley Crescent, Waverley, New South Wales
Marital statusMarried
Age at embarkation42
Next of kinWife, Mrs Mary Hooper, Waverley Crescent, Waverley, New South Wales
Enlistment date6 February 1915
Rank on enlistmentPrivate
Unit name18th Battalion, C Company
AWM Embarkation Roll number23/35/1
Embarkation detailsUnit embarked from Sydney, New South Wales, on board Transport A40 Ceramic on 25 June 1915
Rank from Nominal RollRegimental Quartermaster Sergaent
Unit from Nominal Roll18th Battalion
Recommendations (Medals and Awards)

Military Medal


Recommendation date: 22 August 1915

Mention in Despatches


Awarded, and promulgated, 'London Gazette', Supplement, No. 29455 (28 January 1916); 'Commonwealth Gazette' No. 44 (6 April 1916).

FateReturned to Australia 21 December 1918
Miscellaneous information from
  cemetery records
Plaque in New South Wales Garden of Remembrance
Medals

Military Medal

'Gallantry on Gallipoli. At the attack on Hill 60, on 22nd August, 1915, he carried messages over fire-swept ground between the Company in the newly captured trench and the Battalion Commander, thus maintaining communication.'
Source: 'Commonwealth Gazette' No. 62
Date: 19 April 1917

Other details

War service: Egypt, Gallipoli, Western Front

Medals: Military Medal, 1914-15 Star, British War Medal, Victory Medal
Date of death8 July 1944

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