WW1 & WW2 Group of 6 to Private John Hooker, 1st Battalion Hampshire Regiment & Machine Gun Corps, awarded Military Medal for Arras 1917 (LG 18 July 1917) and British Empire Medal for Home Guard service 1944 (LG 15 Dec 1944)
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WW1 & WW2 Group of 6 to Private John Hooker, 1st Battalion Hampshire Regiment, later Machine Gun Corps.
Medals:
- Military Medal (awarded London Gazette 18 July 1917 for bravery during the Battle of Arras)
- British Empire Medal (Military) - awarded London Gazette 15 December 1944
- 1914-15 Star
- British War Medal
- Victory Medal
- Defence Medal
Service History: Served with 1st Hampshire Regiment, then transferred to the 11th Company Machine Gun Corps where he won the MM for actions in France, April-July 1917. After the war he worked as a platelayer on the Southern Railway. In 1939 he joined the Local Defence Volunteers (Home Guard) and rose to Sergeant in the 12th Southern Railway Battalion, Surrey Home Guard. Awarded the BEM for meritorious service in 1944.