HARCOURT Arthur Hooper

  • First Name(s):
    Arthur 
    Hooper 
  • Surname:
    HARCOURT
  • Service Number:
    5248078
  • Rank:

    Sergeant

  • Conflict:
    WW2
  • Service:
    Army
  • Army Sector:
    Infantry
  • Regiment:
    Worcestershire Regiment
  • Battalion:
    7th Battalion
  • Former Units:
    None
  • Date of Death:
    9th May 1944
  • Age At Death:
    34
  • Place of Death:
    Kohima, Nagaland, Myanmar
  • Place of Burial:
    Kohima War Cemetery, India, Grave 5. B. 7.
  • Place of Birth:
    Dudley, West Midlands, England
  • Home Town:
    Dudley, West Midlands, England
  • Casualty's Relatives:

    Mrs Susan Jessie Marsh née Harcourt. (Niece)

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HARCOURT Arthur Hooper Is Named On These Memorials

Worcester Cathedral Worcestershire Regiment Kohima Memorial

Further Information About HARCOURT Arthur Hooper

Rank given as Company Sergeant Major on memorial.

The following information is courtesy of Geoff Marsh:

Arthur Hooper Harcourt was the youngest of the four children of Edward James Fisher Harcourt and Mary Harcourt (nee Ryder). He was born in January 1911. Arthur’s elder brother, Edward James Harcourt, was a career soldier with the Oxford and Buckinghamshire Light Infantry. He served for almost 14 years, eventually reaching the rank of Sergeant Major (War Substantive). He survived WW2 and went on to live in the Dudley area for the rest of his life.

The grave of Arthur Harcourt. Photo courtesy & © Geoff Marsh

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Credits: Photograph of Arthur Harcourt courtesy of Geoff Marsh.