Hooke, Lionel

Book of Remembrance entry

Not listed in the Book of Remembrance. Lionel sailed for England in 1916 and was commissioned in the Royal Naval Volunteer Reserve on 15 December. He served in anti-submarine vessels, commanded armed tugs and later qualified as a pilot. A wartime photograph shows him as an authoritative and confident figure, posed characteristically with one hand in his jacket pocket and sporting the white ribbon of the Polar medal. In 1918 he transferred to the Royal Air Force. [ADB entry]

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1895

Birth in Brighton -- VIC, Australia 31 December 1895
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Early education at Brighton Grammar School, Brighton Grammar School, Melbourne, Australia
1913

Telegraphist at Melbourne -- VIC, Australia 1913
1914

Military service 1914
1914

Wireless Operator at Antarctic --, Antarctica 1914
1920

Telegraphist at Melbourne -- VIC, Australia 1920
1926

Deputy General Manager at Sydney -- NSW, Australia 1926
1946

Managing Director at Sydney -- NSW, Australia 1946
1957

Member of Faculty of Engineering at Camperdown -University of Sydney- NSW, Australia 1957
1957

Appointed K.B.E. 1957
1961

Chairman of Directors 1961 - 1969
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Member of Institution of Radio Engineers of America
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Member of Institution of Radio and Electronic Engineers of Australia
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Commemorated by Sir Lionel Hooke Scholarship
1974

Death in Sydney -- NSW, Australia 17 February 1974

Gender

Male