Hooper William Thomas Gunner 836480
Personnel Entry
Name Hooper William Thomas
Army number 836480
Rank Gunner
Decorations None known beyond Service Awards
Date of birth Not yet ascertained.
Age (At time of death). Not yet known.
Unit Enlisted in the Royal Artillery 25/5/1939. Basic Training. Posted to 59th Anti-Tank Regiment. Posted to 69th Anti-Tank Regiment. Posted to Y List 23/1/1941. Posted to the Royal Artillery Depot 7/2/1941. Posted to the 55th Anti-Tank Regiment 15/2/1941. Posted to 167th Field Regiment 30/12/1941. Posted to Royal Artillery Depot 15/6/1942. Posted for Draft RFHGH 26/7/1942. Posted overseas. Posted Royal Artillery Depot Deolali 8/11/1942. Served India. Posted X List (4) India 20/1/1943. Posted 27th Field Regiment 3/4/1943. Posted to 25 Reinforcement Camp India 31/7/1943 (X List (4) India). Posted to 134th Field Regiment 8/10/1943. Returned to the UK. Y Release 30/10/1945. Relegated to the Z/T Reserve 4/2/1946. Demobilised.
Company/Battery Not yet known.
Platoon or other sub-unit Not yet known.
Task or role Details awaited.
Joined Brigade Not yet known.
Promotions None known.
Wounded Not so far as is known.
Prisoner of War Not so far as is known.
Died/Killed in action Date of death not yet ascertained.
Home address No family information yet.
Source table
Much of the information on this Page was extracted from the soldier’s Royal Artillery Tracer Card – held on Ancestry.co.uk.
