| Regimental number | 6/4061 |
| Date of birth | |
| Place of birth | Wakefield, Nelson |
| Religion | Church of England |
| Occupation | Labourer |
| Marital status | Single |
| Age at embarkation | 23.4 |
| Height | 5' 9" |
| Weight | 158 lbs |
| Next of kin | Mother, Mrs F Hooper, Wakefield, Nelson |
| Previous military service | Served for 3 years in Field Ambulance (Volunteers); not serving in any military unit at time of NZEF enlistment. |
| Enlistment date | |
| Place of enlistment | Trentham |
| Rank on embarkation | Private |
| Unit name | New Zealand Expeditionary Force, 10th Reinforcements, Canterbury Infantry Regiment, C Company |
| Embarkation details | Unit embarked from Wellington on board Willochra on |
| Final rank | Private |
| Final unit | 2nd Battalion, Canterbury Infantry Regiment |
| Fate | Killed in Action |
| Age at death from cemetery records | 25 |
| Place of burial | No known grave |
| Commemoration details | Tyne Cot Memorial (New Zealand Apse, Panel No 2), Belgium |
| Miscellaneous information from cemetery records | Parents: Francis and Rachel Mary Hooper, Wakefield, Nelson |
| Other details |
War service: Egypt, Western Front Embarked Wellington, 4 March 1916; disembarked Suez, 10 April 1916. Embarked Port Said to join the British Expeditionary Force, France, 13 April 1916. Joined 2nd Bn, Canterbury Infantry Regiment, Armentieres, 18 May 1916. Wounded in action, 4 June 1916 (gun shot wound, right thigh); admitted to 8th Stationary Hospital, Boulogne, 7 June 1916; transferred to No 5 Convalescent Depot, Wimereux, 11 June 1916; to NZ Base Depot, Etaples, 24 June 1916; rejoined unit, 14 July 1916. Admitted to No 2 NZ Field Ambulance, 29 July 1916 (thigh: old wound); transferred to No 2 Australian Casualty Clearing Station, 3 August 1916; to No 3 Canadian General Hospital, Boulogne, 4 August 1916; to Base Depot, Etaples, 23 August 1916; rejoined unit, in the field, 8 September 1916. Wounded in action, 16 September 1916 (gun shot wound, face), and admitted to No 1 NZ field Ambulance; to No 2 General Hospital, Havre, 18 September 1916; to Convalescent Depot, Havre, 19 September 1916; to Base Depot, Etaples, 1 October 1916; rejoined unit, in the field, 22 November 1916. Required to pay 1/- for loss of mess tin, 15 December 1916. Admitted to No 3 NZ Field Ambulance, 23 December 1916 (influenza); transferred to Divisional Rest Station, 26 December 1916; rejoined unit, in the field, 26 December 1916. Admited to No 7 General Hospital, St Omer, 27 March 1917 *(mumps); transferred to No 4 Stationary Hospital, St Omer, 16 April 1917; discharged to duty, 18 November 1917; rejoined unit, in the field, 22 November 1917. On leave to England, 26 August 1917; rejoined unit from leave, 8 September 1917. Found guilty, 11 September 1917, of overstaying leave from midnight, 5 September, to 10 am, 6 September 1917: awarded 4 days' Field Punishment No 2, and forfeited balance of 4 days' ordinary pay, plus 1 day's pay under Royal Warrant. Detached to 2nd NZ Trench Mortar Battery, 18 September 1917. Killed in action, 12 October 1917. War service: 1 year 330 days (of which 1 year 223 days were abroad) Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal |
| Sources | Nominal Roll Vol. 2: Roll 26, p. 15 Archives New Zealand (Wellington), Agency AABK, Series 18805, File 18049628 |