HOOPER, Samuel, L.
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Known as:
Sam
Rank:
Private
Unit / Base:
3 Commando
Prior Police Service:
Cardiff City Police
Regiment/Corps:
Welch Regiment
Service:
Army
Number:
14241616
P.O.W. number:
6243
P.O.W. camps:
Died :
Friday, December 16, 2016
Private Samuel Hooper, 5 troop, was reported missing 14 July 1943 during operations in Sicily, later found to be a prisoner of war.
A serving Police Officer he volunteered for the Commandos as part of one of the Police Intakes and post war resumed his service in Cardiff City Police.
Sources
Casualty Lists / National Archives file WO417/66.
Prisoners of War Lists / National Archives file WO392/11.
Sources
Casualty Lists / National Archives file WO417/66.
Prisoners of War Lists / National Archives file WO392/11.
Commando Association newsletter 93.
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[Image] His daughter Carol.
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