Mr Hooper, Frederick J.
Date of birth
1891
Date of death
1955
Gender
Male
Biography
"Frederick J Hooper
Born 1891, and joined the Terra Nova as a steward, but was transferred to the Shore Party. Was a member of the search party that discovered the bodies of Scott, Wilson and Bowers and took part in the second ascent of Mount Erebus. He died in 1955 and is commemorated with Hooper’s Shoulder (1,800 metres) on Mount Erebus 77º 32’S, 166º 53’E."
Quoted from Antarctic Heritage Trust website.
Born 1891, and joined the Terra Nova as a steward, but was transferred to the Shore Party. Was a member of the search party that discovered the bodies of Scott, Wilson and Bowers and took part in the second ascent of Mount Erebus. He died in 1955 and is commemorated with Hooper’s Shoulder (1,800 metres) on Mount Erebus 77º 32’S, 166º 53’E."
Quoted from Antarctic Heritage Trust website.
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