Hooper | R | | Corporal | Frontier Wars. SAGS (1) 1877-8 | Cape Mounted Yeomanry |
Hooper | R | 3976 | Private | QSA (0). Forfeited Medal. Awarded 8 years penal servitude.
Source: QSA medal rolls | 14th (The King's) Hussars |
Hooper | R | | | 2nd Battalion
Source: QSA and KSA medal rolls | Duke of Cornwall's Light Infantry |
Hooper | R | | Bearer | Served 09 Dec 99 to 12 Mar 00.
Source: Nominal roll in WO127 | Natal Volunteer Ambulance Corps |
Hooper | R C | 30798 | Acting Bombardier | MID LG: 10 September 1901, page: 5934. Source: Field Marshal Roberts. 4 September 1901. Re: General mentions
This page contains all the London Gazette pages for the Boer War | Royal Artillery |
Hooper | R C | | | Source: QSA and KSA medal rolls | 63rd Battery, RFA |
Hooper | R C | 30798 | Acting Bombardier | Source: DCM recipients | 63rd Battery, RFA |
Hooper | R E | 4789 | Sapper | Discharged.
QSA (5) CC OFS Tr SA01 SA02
TNA ref 159/21; 159/82 | Royal Engineers, Telegraph Battalion, 1st Division |
Hooper | R G | | | Source: QSA Medal Rolls | Army Chaplain's Department |
Hooper | R W H | | | Source: QSA and KSA medal rolls | South African Constabulary |
Hooper | Reginald Edmund Pearse | 28398 | Trooper | Source: QSA Medal Rolls | 90th Company, 23rd Btn, IY |
Hooper | Richard Grenside | | Lieutenant | HOOPER, RICHARD GRENSIDE, Lieutenant, was born at Plymouth 8 November 1873, son of Richard Brinsley Hooper and Annie Katrine (nee Thorold); was educated at Clifton College, and at Pembroke College, Cambridge; was gazetted to the 5th Lancers 7 December 1895, and served in India till 1898. He served in the South African War, 1899-1900, being present at the Defence of Ladysmith; was mentioned in Despatches [London Gazette, 8 February 1901]; received the Queen's Medal with clasp, and was created a Companion of the Distinguished Service Order [London Gazette, 19 April, 1901]: "Richard Grenside Hooper, Lieutenant, 5th Lancers (now Captain, 21st Lancers). In recognition of services during the operations in South Africa". The Insignia were presented by HM the King 29 October 1901. He was ADC to Field Marshal Sir George White at Gibraltar 6 July 1900 to 15 August 1902; was promoted to Captain into the 21st Lancers 29 May 1901; was Instructor, Cavalry School, 9 January to 11 November 1906. He was promoted to Major 25 August 1909, and retired from the 21st Lancers 10 December 1913. He commanded a squadron in the 7th Reserve Calvary Regiment, August 1914, at Tidworth, and was Second-in-Command, 1st Reserve Cavalry Regiment, February 1917, at the Curragh. In 1906 he married Ellen Dorothea, daughter of Sir E Frankland, KCB, FRS, and they had one son, Richard George Frankland Ironside.
Source: DSO recipients (VC and DSO Book) | 5th (Royal Irish) Lancers |
Hooper | Richard Grenside | | Captain | QSA (1). To 21st Lancers.
Source: QSA medal rolls | 5th (Royal Irish) Lancers |
Hooper | Richard Grenside | | Captain | QSA (1) DoL
Provisional list of recipients
Source: Ladysmith Siege Account and Medal Roll | 5th (Royal Irish) Lancers |
Hooper | Robert Pool | | Lieutenant | BSACM Matabeleland 1893 (0).
Source: BSACM rolls | Raaff's Column |
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