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Volunteers of Essendon and Flemington, 1914-1918

Officers of the 8th Battalion in Locre, Flanders, 20 February 1918, : Left to right, back row: Lieutenant (Lt) A. W. Finlayson MC; Lt S. W. Young MC MM; Lt J. G. Pitt; Lt F. W. Tickle MC; Lt R. W. Dowling MC; Lt R. Woodhouse; Lt J. G. Evans MC and Lt T. Anderson MC DCM. Middle row: Lt R. V. Andrewartha; Lt J. Bourke; Lt P. A. Waters MC; Lt P. G. Perkin; Lt J. L. Foott; Lt W. D. Joynt VC; Lt R. G. Hutson; Lt W. D. N. Hooper; Lt S. Young; Lt H. G. Whitton; and Lt W. G. M. Claridge. Front row: Captain (Capt) A. G. Campbell DSO; Lt J. R. Blackman MC; Lt H. Fenton; Major J. H. P. Eller DSO; Lieutenant Colonel (Lt Col) J. W. Mitchell DSO; Lt Col J. C. M. Traill DSO MC; Lt A. D. Temple MC and Honorary Capt E. Freeman MC.

Hooper W D Pte 126 William Donald Norman 2 Field Amb 19 Leathermaker Single Pres

Address: Flemington, Bryant St, 66

Next of Kin: Hooper, W, father, 66 Bryant St, Flemington

Enlisted: 18 Aug 1914

Embarked: A18 Wiltshire 19 Oct 1914

Relatives on Active Service:

Hooper G R Pte 69040 brother

Flemington-Kensington Church News, March 1917

Pte Norman Hooper, 2nd Field Ambulance, AAMC, was at the landing in Gallipoli. After that campaign he was at Pozieres, on the West Front. Lately he has had 10 days leave in London where he received much kindness from many people. His work is beyond all praise - Ambulance work.

Flemington-Kensington Church News, November 1917

Lieut Norman Hooper (who has been gazetted as Lieut and attached to 8th Batt) has been slightly wounded. Gunner H L Christie, 2nd Field Artillery, has been severely wounded. Pte A Downie, 14th Batt is reported to be in Tidworth Military Hospital suffering from acute appendicitis. Pte Don McKenzie and Gunner C H McCandlish are reported wounded. May God lay His healing hand on all these!

Flemington-Kensington Church News, March 1919

Lieut Norman Hooper, 8th Batt., left Melbourne 18th Oct. 1914, in the A.A.M.C. He landed at Gallipoli, with the 3rd Brigade. Just before the evacuation he was sent to Lemnos and then to Egypt, and later to France. Two years ago he went into training in England, and as a result received his first star and the second was gained later.

Norman joined the 8th Battalion and shortly after was wounded in the hand. For six months he was Lewis gun instructor at Sutton Veney, but went back to France last August, and was with his Battalion right through the offensive which terminated at the signing of the armistice. We heard that Norman was coming home on furlough, but by his last letter home he makes it known that he will see the thing through to a finish.

One Thousand Days with the AIF

Returned to Australia 29.9.1919.