HOOPER Charles William

Charles William Hooper was born in 1865 in Worcester. He enlisted in the Somerset Light Infantry as Private 1754 on 29th October 1886 at Worcester, serving 18 years 8 months with the regiment and 4 years 8 months in the Army Reserve. In 1914 he enlisted as Private 3789 in the 2nd/8th Battalion Worcestershire Regiment. He was discharged as medically unfit due to chronic bronchitis and rheumatism on 25th February 1916 when his height was given as 5 feet 5 inches, his age as 52 years 5 months and he was described as having a fresh complexion with blue eyes and light brown hair. Despite being discharged as permanently unfit, Charles re-enlisted in the Worcester Regiment on 11th July 1919 when he gave his date of birth as 13th September 1868. Five days later he transferred into the Hampshire Regiment as Private 09134. His next of kin was his wife Susan Jane, 1 House, 5 Fish Street, Worcester. On 12th December 1919 he appeared before a medical board and was once again discharged as permanently unfit for further military service due to myalgia.