There he attended the school run by the Sisters of Mercy and then transferred to the Christian Brothers school in 1901 .
Roper was born on 9 March 1888 at Dennington near Warrnambool , Victoria , Australia .
There Roper attended the school run by the Sisters of Mercy and then transferred to the Christian Brothers school in 1901 .
Roper was born on 9 March 1888 at Dennington near Warrnambool , Victoria , Australia .