Regimental number | 3300 |
Place of birth | Warwick, Queensland |
School | Warwick State School, Warwick, Queensland |
Religion | Church of England |
Occupation | Labourer |
Address | Brisbane, Queensland |
Marital status | Single |
Age at embarkation | 29 |
Height | 5' 7" |
Weight | 134 lbs |
Next of kin | Mother, Mrs Ada Grace Hopkins, 'Illawarra', Gordon Road, Lindfield, New South Wales |
Previous military service | 8th Light Horse and Infantry (168 days) |
Enlistment date | |
Place of enlistment | Longreach, Queensland |
Rank on enlistment | Private |
Unit name | 41st Battalion, 8th Reinforcement |
AWM Embarkation Roll number | 23/58/3 |
Embarkation details | Unit embarked from Sydney, New South Wales, on board HMAT A20 Hororata on |
Rank from Nominal Roll | Private |
Unit from Nominal Roll | Australian Army Service Corps Details |
Fate | Died of disease |
Age at death | 27 |
Age at death from cemetery records | 27 |
Place of burial | Brookwood Military Cemetery (Plot IV, Row J, Grave No. 10), Surrey, England |
Panel number, Roll of Honour, Australian War Memorial | 181 |
Miscellaneous information from cemetery records | Parents: Henry adn Ada HOPKINS, Middle Harbour road, Lindfield, New South Wales. Native of Warwick, Queensland |
Other details |
War service: England. Embarked Sydney, 14 June 1917; disembarked Liverpool, England, 26 August 1917; marched into 11th Training Bn, Larkhill, 27 August 1917. Admitted to Fargo Military Hospital, 29 August 1917; discharged, 7 September 1917; marched into 11th Training Bn, Durrington, 9 September 1917. Transferred to Australian Army Service Corps Details, Fovant, 20 October 1917. Marched into 9th Training Bn, 10 March 1918. On Command at School of Instruction, Tidworth, 29 March 1918; marched into 9th Training Bn, Tidworth, 20 July 1918. Admitted to Queen's Hospital, Sidcup, 8 October 1918. Died, 13 October 1918 (pneumonia). Buried Brookwood Cemetery, 17 October 1918. Medal: British War Medal. |
Sources | NAA: B2455, HOPKINS Herbert Roy |