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Archibald Ralph HOOPPELL

Regimental number3839
Place of birthMalmsbury, Victoria
SchoolMalmsbury School, Chalmsbury, Victoria
ReligionMethodist
OccupationCarpenter
AddressMrs Florence Hooppell, Euroa, Victoria
Marital statusSingle
Age at embarkation38
Next of kinFather, S E Hooppell, Malmsbury, Victoria
Enlistment date17 May 1915
Rank on enlistmentPrivate
Unit name23rd Battalion, 9th Reinforcement
AWM Embarkation Roll number23/49/3
Embarkation detailsUnit embarked from Melbourne, Victoria, on board HMAT A69 Warilda on 8 February 1916
Rank from Nominal RollPrivate
Unit from Nominal Roll23rd Battalion
Other details from Roll of Honour Circular"Late Samuel Ebeneza Hooppell was Captain of the Victorian Volunteer Forces when in existance at Malmsbury for about 20 years."
FateDied of wounds 11 August 1916
Place of death or woundingPozieres, Somme Sector, France
Age at death39.10
Place of burialBologne Eastern Cemetery (Plot VIII, Row B, Grave NO. 132), France
Panel number, Roll of Honour,
  Australian War Memorial
99
Miscellaneous information from
  cemetery records
Parents: Samuel and Elizabeth HOOPELL, Malmsbury, Victoria
Other details

War service: Western Front

Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal

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