HOOPER, Walter Francis
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Rank:
Corporal
Unit / Base:
2 Commando
Regiment/Corps:
Royal Sussex Regiment
Service:
Army
Number:
2023893
P.O.W. number:
18689
P.O.W. camps:
Born:
Friday, September 21, 1906
Birthplace:
London
Operations:
Corporal Walter Hooper, 1 Troop, was reported missing 28 March 1942 after Operation Chariot at St. Nazaire, later found to be a prisoner of war. He was one of the commando contingent who had embarked on Motor Launch ML457.
Sources
British Army Casualty Lists 1939-45 / National Archives file WO417/43.
Prisoners of War 1715-1945 / National Archives file WO392/1.
British Army Casualty Lists 1939-45 / National Archives file WO417/43.
Prisoners of War 1715-1945 / National Archives file WO392/1.
German Record Cards of British POWs / National Archives file WO416/182/486.
St. Nazaire Society website.
Commando Association Lost Legion List 6.
[Image] No.2 Cdo. 1 Tp image in gallery.
Photo of Commando in Gallery:
Yes
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