Regimental number | 1100 |
Place of birth | Bradford, Yorkshire, England |
Age on arrival in Australia | 35 |
Religion | Methodist |
Occupation | Telephone construction foreman |
Marital status | Single |
Age at embarkation | 24 |
Next of kin | F.W. Hopkinson, 101 Ventnor Street, Bradford, Yorkshire, England |
Previous military service | Served with Kitcheners fighting scouts, Boer War. |
Enlistment date | |
Rank on enlistment | Sapper |
Unit name | Divisional Signal Company 2, Section 4 |
AWM Embarkation Roll number | 22/12/1 |
Embarkation details | Unit embarked from Melbourne, Victoria, on board HMAT A39 Port Macquarie on |
Rank from Nominal Roll | Sapper |
Unit from Nominal Roll | 2nd Divisional Signal Company |
Other details from Roll of Honour Circular | Was in Cape Colony 15 years until leaving to enlist in the Australian Forces. Was a member of the Masonic Lodge "Star of Africa". |
Fate | Died of wounds |
Place of death or wounding | France |
Age at death | 37 |
Age at death from cemetery records | 36 |
Place of burial | Heilly Station Cemetery (Plot V, Row G, Grave No. 21), Mericourt-L'Abbe, France |
Panel number, Roll of Honour, Australian War Memorial | 25 |
Miscellaneous information from cemetery records | Parents: Frederick and Mary HOPKINSON, 3 Clifton Place, Shipley, Yorks, England. Native of Bradford, Yorks, England |