Major Walter Thomas Hooper
PERSONAL INFORMATION
Name:
Hooper,
Walter Thomas
Date of birth: 1879-02-02
Place of birth: Cardiff Glamorgan Wales
Next of kin: Wanda Hooper, mother. 17 Claude Road, Roath, Cardiff, South Wales
Marital status: single
Occupation (attested): Accountant
Occupation (normalized): Accountant, General
Address:
486 Tolpher Street, Winnipeg, Manitoba
Religion: Church of England
Date of death:
1917-04-09
Cause of death:
Killed in action
Buried:
Givenchy-En-Gohelle Communal Cemetery, C. 1.
MILITARY INFORMATION
Regimental number: NA
Highest Rank:
Major
(78th Battalion)
Rank detail
Major, 78th Battalion, Infantry (Army).
Degree of service: Europe
Survived war: no
Battle wounded/killed: Vimy Ridge
RESEARCH INFORMATION
CVWM ID: No CVWM ID in our database, but try
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CWGC ID: 561736
LAC ID:
458656
Service file: B4485-S017
Uploader's Notes:
Son of Horatio Hooper and Wanda Hooper; husband of Aileen S. Hooper (later Turner) of 82 Assiniboine Drive, Tuxedo Park, Winnipeg, Manitoba
Previous service - 100th Winnipeg Grenadiers militia; 3rd Welch Volunteers, Glamorgan Yoemanry, S.A. Constabulary, 34th F. G. Horse
Uploader's Research notes: Details of death from Ancestry.com which includes a digitized image of the casualty form from the "Canada, War Graves Registers (Circumstances of Casualty), 1914-1948” database [Major Army Canadian Infantry 78th Battalion ]
ARCHIVAL INFORMATION
Date added: 2004-09-04
Last modified: 2022-02-14