~~Robert James Mansfield HOOPER, Australian Imperial Force, AIF, The Great War~~
Transcript of military service:--- Lieutenant Hooper
Born:--- 11th July 1895, Hare Street, Kapunda, South Australia
Schooling:--- Le Fevre Peninsula School, South Australia
Religion:--- Church of England
Civil employment:--- Clerk
Home Address:--- Prince Street, Alberton, South Australia
Marital status:--- Single
Next of kin:--- Father, Mr James Hooper, Prince Street, Alberton, South Australia.
Military Quailifications:--- Served for 2 years in 77th Bn, Senior Cadets; 13 months in 76th Infantry, Citizen Military Forces (8 months as OC, E Company).
Attested into AIF:--- 19th August 1914, Adelaide, South Australia
Age on enlistment:--- 19 years and 1 month
Rank on enlistment:--- 2nd Lieutenant, Commissioned into AIF, 18th August 1914
Final Unit:--- 10th Australian Infantry Battalion, C Company, AIF.
Embarked from:--- Adelaide, South Australia, aboard Transport A11 Ascanius, 20th October 1914
Final Rank:--- Lieutenant, promoted on 1st February 1915.
Other details:---Took great interest in Y.M.C.A. work and was a member of Bible classes.
Fate:--- Killed in Action, 27th April 1915, Gallipoli Peninsula, Turkey.
Burial:--- 4th Battalion Parade Ground Cemetery, Gallipoli, Turkey
War service:--- Egypt, Gallipoli
Medals:--- 1914-15 Star, British War Medal, Victory Medal
Parents:--- James and Louisa Hooper, 'St Clair', Prince Street, Alberton, South Australia
Memorials:--- Adelaide Elder Smith & Co Limited WW1 Honour Board, Adelaide National War Memorial, Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Kapunda and District Fallen Soldiers Monument, Port Adelaide St Paul's Church Memorial Alcove
Details of Interest:--- In reply to formal notification of his son being granted a temporary appointment as 2nd Lieutenant in the regular Forces of the British Army, his father replied, 2 September 1918: 'I must than His Majesty Our Gracious King for his very thoughtful act in bestowing the above mentioned Commission on my dear boy who said he would die a Britisher.'
He was educated at the Alberton Public School, and as a compulsory trainee took a zealous interest in military training, even whilst at school.
Previously serving two years in the 77th Battery; thirteen months 76th Infanty and eight months E company, 76th Infanty.
He received his first commission as a 2nd Lieutenant (provisionally) in the 76th (Hindmarsh) Infantry on 1 August 1913 and held this commission at the time of joining the AIF.
The death of his mother shortly before the outbreak of the Great War influenced him to some extent in deciding to proceed overseas.
Single and only 19 years old, he enlisted on 19 August 1914 in Adelaide, South Australia.
Described on enlisting as 5' 8 3/4" tall; 10 stone 8 lbs;
He was appointed a 2nd Lieutenant in the 10th Battalion at Morphettville on 19 August 1914 and was posted to original C Company, and embarked with same per HMAT A11 Ascanius on 20 October 1914.
At Mena in Egypt in January 1915 when his company merged with original E Company and became the new B Company he was appointed a Platoon Commander in same, and promoted to rank of Lieutenant on 1 February 1915.
2 March 1915 he embarked on board the Ionian, accompaning the Battalion to join the Mediterranean Expeditionary Forces in Gallipoli, and landed with his company from the Prince of Wales at the historic landing on 25 April 1915.
After leading a ration party from the beach to C Company line of trenches he proceeded to return, but whilst attempting to penetrate a perfect hail of shells and bullets was killed in the act of crossing between two trenches.
Lieutenant-Colonel S P Weir assisted to bury him, most of the Officers at the time being in the front line.
buried in: 4th Battalion Parade Ground Cemetery, Anzac
Row E, Grave 14
1/2 mile east of Anzac Cove, Gallipoli
He had been chorister at St Paul's Church, Port Adelaide, and had been prepared for confirmation in the same church by the rector Reverend M Williams, who was asked to break the sad news of his death to his father.
He was one of the youngest Lieutenants in the 10th Battalin, and was of a cheerful disposition.
In his last letter to his father he said:
"I have by now learnt to take care of myself; and, whatever happens, never regret you let me go, as nothing would have kept my heart away from it. I simply had to go, and simply do or die; and remember, I am only doing my duty as a soldier is bound to. You and I always used to love the verse of Longfellow's which read 'Lives of great men all remind us, we can make our lives sublime, and departing, leave behind us footprints on the sands of time.' If I do not manage to leave any footprints, you can remember you brought up a son of British blood, and who was not frightened, but took it as an honour to give his life for his King and Country. Whatever comes, I trust I will not die in any way that would disgrace my country or my friends. Many a noble family will have to suffer loss, and why not take it in the best light possible. Take it as an honour that you help to pay for the nation's misfortune. Even if I knew I was to meet the most violent death I would not flinch, but would go ahead. So whatever happens, do not worry and think I have not my whole heart in the game."
Extract from "The Fighting 10th", Adelaide, Webb & Son, 1936 by C.B.L. Lock; supplied courtesy of the 10th Bn AIF Association Committee, April 2015.
and information sourced and submitted by Julianne T Ryan. April 2015. Lest we forget.
Transcript of military service:--- Lieutenant Hooper
Born:--- 11th July 1895, Hare Street, Kapunda, South Australia
Schooling:--- Le Fevre Peninsula School, South Australia
Religion:--- Church of England
Civil employment:--- Clerk
Home Address:--- Prince Street, Alberton, South Australia
Marital status:--- Single
Next of kin:--- Father, Mr James Hooper, Prince Street, Alberton, South Australia.
Military Quailifications:--- Served for 2 years in 77th Bn, Senior Cadets; 13 months in 76th Infantry, Citizen Military Forces (8 months as OC, E Company).
Attested into AIF:--- 19th August 1914, Adelaide, South Australia
Age on enlistment:--- 19 years and 1 month
Rank on enlistment:--- 2nd Lieutenant, Commissioned into AIF, 18th August 1914
Final Unit:--- 10th Australian Infantry Battalion, C Company, AIF.
Embarked from:--- Adelaide, South Australia, aboard Transport A11 Ascanius, 20th October 1914
Final Rank:--- Lieutenant, promoted on 1st February 1915.
Other details:---Took great interest in Y.M.C.A. work and was a member of Bible classes.
Fate:--- Killed in Action, 27th April 1915, Gallipoli Peninsula, Turkey.
Burial:--- 4th Battalion Parade Ground Cemetery, Gallipoli, Turkey
War service:--- Egypt, Gallipoli
Medals:--- 1914-15 Star, British War Medal, Victory Medal
Parents:--- James and Louisa Hooper, 'St Clair', Prince Street, Alberton, South Australia
Memorials:--- Adelaide Elder Smith & Co Limited WW1 Honour Board, Adelaide National War Memorial, Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Kapunda and District Fallen Soldiers Monument, Port Adelaide St Paul's Church Memorial Alcove
Details of Interest:--- In reply to formal notification of his son being granted a temporary appointment as 2nd Lieutenant in the regular Forces of the British Army, his father replied, 2 September 1918: 'I must than His Majesty Our Gracious King for his very thoughtful act in bestowing the above mentioned Commission on my dear boy who said he would die a Britisher.'
He was educated at the Alberton Public School, and as a compulsory trainee took a zealous interest in military training, even whilst at school.
Previously serving two years in the 77th Battery; thirteen months 76th Infanty and eight months E company, 76th Infanty.
He received his first commission as a 2nd Lieutenant (provisionally) in the 76th (Hindmarsh) Infantry on 1 August 1913 and held this commission at the time of joining the AIF.
The death of his mother shortly before the outbreak of the Great War influenced him to some extent in deciding to proceed overseas.
Single and only 19 years old, he enlisted on 19 August 1914 in Adelaide, South Australia.
Described on enlisting as 5' 8 3/4" tall; 10 stone 8 lbs;
He was appointed a 2nd Lieutenant in the 10th Battalion at Morphettville on 19 August 1914 and was posted to original C Company, and embarked with same per HMAT A11 Ascanius on 20 October 1914.
At Mena in Egypt in January 1915 when his company merged with original E Company and became the new B Company he was appointed a Platoon Commander in same, and promoted to rank of Lieutenant on 1 February 1915.
2 March 1915 he embarked on board the Ionian, accompaning the Battalion to join the Mediterranean Expeditionary Forces in Gallipoli, and landed with his company from the Prince of Wales at the historic landing on 25 April 1915.
After leading a ration party from the beach to C Company line of trenches he proceeded to return, but whilst attempting to penetrate a perfect hail of shells and bullets was killed in the act of crossing between two trenches.
Lieutenant-Colonel S P Weir assisted to bury him, most of the Officers at the time being in the front line.
buried in: 4th Battalion Parade Ground Cemetery, Anzac
Row E, Grave 14
1/2 mile east of Anzac Cove, Gallipoli
He had been chorister at St Paul's Church, Port Adelaide, and had been prepared for confirmation in the same church by the rector Reverend M Williams, who was asked to break the sad news of his death to his father.
He was one of the youngest Lieutenants in the 10th Battalin, and was of a cheerful disposition.
In his last letter to his father he said:
"I have by now learnt to take care of myself; and, whatever happens, never regret you let me go, as nothing would have kept my heart away from it. I simply had to go, and simply do or die; and remember, I am only doing my duty as a soldier is bound to. You and I always used to love the verse of Longfellow's which read 'Lives of great men all remind us, we can make our lives sublime, and departing, leave behind us footprints on the sands of time.' If I do not manage to leave any footprints, you can remember you brought up a son of British blood, and who was not frightened, but took it as an honour to give his life for his King and Country. Whatever comes, I trust I will not die in any way that would disgrace my country or my friends. Many a noble family will have to suffer loss, and why not take it in the best light possible. Take it as an honour that you help to pay for the nation's misfortune. Even if I knew I was to meet the most violent death I would not flinch, but would go ahead. So whatever happens, do not worry and think I have not my whole heart in the game."
Extract from "The Fighting 10th", Adelaide, Webb & Son, 1936 by C.B.L. Lock; supplied courtesy of the 10th Bn AIF Association Committee, April 2015.
and information sourced and submitted by Julianne T Ryan. April 2015. Lest we forget.
~~Robert James Mansfield HOOPER, Australian Imperial Force, AIF, The Great War~~
Transcript of military service:--- Lieutenant Hooper
Born:--- 11th July 1895, Hare Street, Kapunda, South Australia
Schooling:--- Le Fevre Peninsula School, South Australia
Religion:--- Church of England
Civil employment:--- Clerk
Home Address:--- Prince Street, Alberton, South Australia
Marital status:--- Single
Next of kin:--- Father, Mr James Hooper, Prince Street, Alberton, South Australia.
Military Quailifications:--- Served for 2 years in 77th Bn, Senior Cadets; 13 months in 76th Infantry, Citizen Military Forces (8 months as OC, E Company).
Attested into AIF:--- 19th August 1914, Adelaide, South Australia
Age on enlistment:--- 19 years and 1 month
Rank on enlistment:--- 2nd Lieutenant, Commissioned into AIF, 18th August 1914
Final Unit:--- 10th Australian Infantry Battalion, C Company, AIF.
Embarked from:--- Adelaide, South Australia, aboard Transport A11 Ascanius, 20th October 1914
Final Rank:--- Lieutenant, promoted on 1st February 1915.
Other details:---Took great interest in Y.M.C.A. work and was a member of Bible classes.
Fate:--- Killed in Action, 27th April 1915, Gallipoli Peninsula, Turkey.
Burial:--- 4th Battalion Parade Ground Cemetery, Gallipoli, Turkey
War service:--- Egypt, Gallipoli
Medals:--- 1914-15 Star, British War Medal, Victory Medal
Parents:--- James and Louisa Hooper, 'St Clair', Prince Street, Alberton, South Australia
Memorials:--- Adelaide Elder Smith & Co Limited WW1 Honour Board, Adelaide National War Memorial, Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Kapunda and District Fallen Soldiers Monument, Port Adelaide St Paul's Church Memorial Alcove
Details of Interest:--- In reply to formal notification of his son being granted a temporary appointment as 2nd Lieutenant in the regular Forces of the British Army, his father replied, 2 September 1918: 'I must than His Majesty Our Gracious King for his very thoughtful act in bestowing the above mentioned Commission on my dear boy who said he would die a Britisher.'
He was educated at the Alberton Public School, and as a compulsory trainee took a zealous interest in military training, even whilst at school.
Previously serving two years in the 77th Battery; thirteen months 76th Infanty and eight months E company, 76th Infanty.
He received his first commission as a 2nd Lieutenant (provisionally) in the 76th (Hindmarsh) Infantry on 1 August 1913 and held this commission at the time of joining the AIF.
The death of his mother shortly before the outbreak of the Great War influenced him to some extent in deciding to proceed overseas.
Single and only 19 years old, he enlisted on 19 August 1914 in Adelaide, South Australia.
Described on enlisting as 5' 8 3/4" tall; 10 stone 8 lbs;
He was appointed a 2nd Lieutenant in the 10th Battalion at Morphettville on 19 August 1914 and was posted to original C Company, and embarked with same per HMAT A11 Ascanius on 20 October 1914.
At Mena in Egypt in January 1915 when his company merged with original E Company and became the new B Company he was appointed a Platoon Commander in same, and promoted to rank of Lieutenant on 1 February 1915.
2 March 1915 he embarked on board the Ionian, accompaning the Battalion to join the Mediterranean Expeditionary Forces in Gallipoli, and landed with his company from the Prince of Wales at the historic landing on 25 April 1915.
After leading a ration party from the beach to C Company line of trenches he proceeded to return, but whilst attempting to penetrate a perfect hail of shells and bullets was killed in the act of crossing between two trenches.
Lieutenant-Colonel S P Weir assisted to bury him, most of the Officers at the time being in the front line.
buried in: 4th Battalion Parade Ground Cemetery, Anzac
Row E, Grave 14
1/2 mile east of Anzac Cove, Gallipoli
He had been chorister at St Paul's Church, Port Adelaide, and had been prepared for confirmation in the same church by the rector Reverend M Williams, who was asked to break the sad news of his death to his father.
He was one of the youngest Lieutenants in the 10th Battalin, and was of a cheerful disposition.
In his last letter to his father he said:
"I have by now learnt to take care of myself; and, whatever happens, never regret you let me go, as nothing would have kept my heart away from it. I simply had to go, and simply do or die; and remember, I am only doing my duty as a soldier is bound to. You and I always used to love the verse of Longfellow's which read 'Lives of great men all remind us, we can make our lives sublime, and departing, leave behind us footprints on the sands of time.' If I do not manage to leave any footprints, you can remember you brought up a son of British blood, and who was not frightened, but took it as an honour to give his life for his King and Country. Whatever comes, I trust I will not die in any way that would disgrace my country or my friends. Many a noble family will have to suffer loss, and why not take it in the best light possible. Take it as an honour that you help to pay for the nation's misfortune. Even if I knew I was to meet the most violent death I would not flinch, but would go ahead. So whatever happens, do not worry and think I have not my whole heart in the game."
Extract from "The Fighting 10th", Adelaide, Webb & Son, 1936 by C.B.L. Lock; supplied courtesy of the 10th Bn AIF Association Committee, April 2015.
and information sourced and submitted by Julianne T Ryan. April 2015. Lest we forget.
Transcript of military service:--- Lieutenant Hooper
Born:--- 11th July 1895, Hare Street, Kapunda, South Australia
Schooling:--- Le Fevre Peninsula School, South Australia
Religion:--- Church of England
Civil employment:--- Clerk
Home Address:--- Prince Street, Alberton, South Australia
Marital status:--- Single
Next of kin:--- Father, Mr James Hooper, Prince Street, Alberton, South Australia.
Military Quailifications:--- Served for 2 years in 77th Bn, Senior Cadets; 13 months in 76th Infantry, Citizen Military Forces (8 months as OC, E Company).
Attested into AIF:--- 19th August 1914, Adelaide, South Australia
Age on enlistment:--- 19 years and 1 month
Rank on enlistment:--- 2nd Lieutenant, Commissioned into AIF, 18th August 1914
Final Unit:--- 10th Australian Infantry Battalion, C Company, AIF.
Embarked from:--- Adelaide, South Australia, aboard Transport A11 Ascanius, 20th October 1914
Final Rank:--- Lieutenant, promoted on 1st February 1915.
Other details:---Took great interest in Y.M.C.A. work and was a member of Bible classes.
Fate:--- Killed in Action, 27th April 1915, Gallipoli Peninsula, Turkey.
Burial:--- 4th Battalion Parade Ground Cemetery, Gallipoli, Turkey
War service:--- Egypt, Gallipoli
Medals:--- 1914-15 Star, British War Medal, Victory Medal
Parents:--- James and Louisa Hooper, 'St Clair', Prince Street, Alberton, South Australia
Memorials:--- Adelaide Elder Smith & Co Limited WW1 Honour Board, Adelaide National War Memorial, Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Kapunda and District Fallen Soldiers Monument, Port Adelaide St Paul's Church Memorial Alcove
Details of Interest:--- In reply to formal notification of his son being granted a temporary appointment as 2nd Lieutenant in the regular Forces of the British Army, his father replied, 2 September 1918: 'I must than His Majesty Our Gracious King for his very thoughtful act in bestowing the above mentioned Commission on my dear boy who said he would die a Britisher.'
He was educated at the Alberton Public School, and as a compulsory trainee took a zealous interest in military training, even whilst at school.
Previously serving two years in the 77th Battery; thirteen months 76th Infanty and eight months E company, 76th Infanty.
He received his first commission as a 2nd Lieutenant (provisionally) in the 76th (Hindmarsh) Infantry on 1 August 1913 and held this commission at the time of joining the AIF.
The death of his mother shortly before the outbreak of the Great War influenced him to some extent in deciding to proceed overseas.
Single and only 19 years old, he enlisted on 19 August 1914 in Adelaide, South Australia.
Described on enlisting as 5' 8 3/4" tall; 10 stone 8 lbs;
He was appointed a 2nd Lieutenant in the 10th Battalion at Morphettville on 19 August 1914 and was posted to original C Company, and embarked with same per HMAT A11 Ascanius on 20 October 1914.
At Mena in Egypt in January 1915 when his company merged with original E Company and became the new B Company he was appointed a Platoon Commander in same, and promoted to rank of Lieutenant on 1 February 1915.
2 March 1915 he embarked on board the Ionian, accompaning the Battalion to join the Mediterranean Expeditionary Forces in Gallipoli, and landed with his company from the Prince of Wales at the historic landing on 25 April 1915.
After leading a ration party from the beach to C Company line of trenches he proceeded to return, but whilst attempting to penetrate a perfect hail of shells and bullets was killed in the act of crossing between two trenches.
Lieutenant-Colonel S P Weir assisted to bury him, most of the Officers at the time being in the front line.
buried in: 4th Battalion Parade Ground Cemetery, Anzac
Row E, Grave 14
1/2 mile east of Anzac Cove, Gallipoli
He had been chorister at St Paul's Church, Port Adelaide, and had been prepared for confirmation in the same church by the rector Reverend M Williams, who was asked to break the sad news of his death to his father.
He was one of the youngest Lieutenants in the 10th Battalin, and was of a cheerful disposition.
In his last letter to his father he said:
"I have by now learnt to take care of myself; and, whatever happens, never regret you let me go, as nothing would have kept my heart away from it. I simply had to go, and simply do or die; and remember, I am only doing my duty as a soldier is bound to. You and I always used to love the verse of Longfellow's which read 'Lives of great men all remind us, we can make our lives sublime, and departing, leave behind us footprints on the sands of time.' If I do not manage to leave any footprints, you can remember you brought up a son of British blood, and who was not frightened, but took it as an honour to give his life for his King and Country. Whatever comes, I trust I will not die in any way that would disgrace my country or my friends. Many a noble family will have to suffer loss, and why not take it in the best light possible. Take it as an honour that you help to pay for the nation's misfortune. Even if I knew I was to meet the most violent death I would not flinch, but would go ahead. So whatever happens, do not worry and think I have not my whole heart in the game."
Extract from "The Fighting 10th", Adelaide, Webb & Son, 1936 by C.B.L. Lock; supplied courtesy of the 10th Bn AIF Association Committee, April 2015.
and information sourced and submitted by Julianne T Ryan. April 2015. Lest we forget.
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