ANZAC Heroes | Great War 1914 – 1918

Bunbury – Wellington District Western Australia

KLOPPER, Louis Alfred

KLOPPER, Louis Alfred

Full Name: Louis Alfred

KLOPPER

Date of Birth: 10

–

1891

Place of birth: Crystal Brook SA

Australia

Occupation: Farmer

Address: Upper Blackwood Bridgetown WA

Next of Kin: Father- Charles Henry KLOPPER, Mother- Amelia Christine Caroline KLOPPER

Next of Kin Address: Upper Blackwood Bridgetown WA

Religion: Church of England

Service Number: 150

Rank: Trooper

Unit/Division: 10th Light Horse REgiment

Enlistment Date: 1914-12-06

Enlistment Location: Guildford

WA

Embarkation Port:

Embarkation Date: 1915-02-08

Embarkation Ship:

Disembarkation Port:

Disembarkation Date: 1915-03-04

Locations Served:

,

Returned: No

Discharge Date:

Cause of Death: Killed in Action

Date of Death:

Place of Death: Walkers Ridge Gallipoli Turkey

Age at Death: 23

Burial Location: Inscription – Lone Pine Memorial Gallipoli – Panel No. 10

PREVIOUS SERVICE – 3 years with Light Horse
4/12/1914- Completed Medical Examination Guildford WA
6/12/1914- Joined 10th Light Horse Regiment Claremont WA as Trooper
21/12/1914- To ” A ” Squadron 10th Light Horse Regiment Claremont
8/02/1915- Embarked Fremantle WA aboard ” Mashobra ” bound for Egypt
4/03/1915- Disembarked Alexandria ex Australia to Overseas Training Base
16/05/1915- Embarked Alexandria with Mediterranean Expeditionary Forces bound for Gallipoli Peninsula
7/08/1915- Killed in Action Walkers Ridge Gallipoli Turkey.

COURT OF ENQUIRY

Refer Lt. Col. Noel BRAZIER statement at Pages 15/16 of KLOPPER’S Service File.

 

SERVICE MEDALS AWARDED

1914/15 Star – Medal No. 25726

British War Medal – No. 8775

Victory Medal – No. 8732

Memorial Plaque/Scroll – No. 320009.

 

MEMORIAL INSCRIPTIONS

Bridgetown War Memorial WA

Australian War Memorial Canberra ACT – Panel No. 8

Lone Pine Memorial Gallipoli Turkey – Panel No. 10.