hooley
Britishnoun
Etymology
Origin of hooley
C19: perhaps from Hindi holi , a festival in honour of Krishna
Example Sentences
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The body of Lance Corporal George Hooley was repatriated to RAF Brize Norton on Wednesday after his death last week.
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An extract of the letter, shared at the request of L/Cpl Hooley's family, said he "went out doing what I trained to do, what I chose to do, and I had all of you in my heart the whole way".
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Earlier on Wednesday, a private ceremony was held at Brize Norton before L/Cpl Hooley's body was carried past mourners lining the route to the Carterton Repatriation Memorial Garden.
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L/Cpl Hooley, who had previously been deployed to Afghanistan, Africa and Eastern Europe, was described in tributes as having a "rare gift" of "deep kindness".
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A member of the UK armed forces who died in Ukraine has been named as Lance Corporal George Hooley of the Parachute Regiment.
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