| Regimental number | 415 |
| Place of birth | Born at Sea, on board the ship "Golden Sea". |
| School | State School, Carlton, Melbourne, Victoria |
| Religion | Church of England |
| Occupation | Engine driver |
| Address | Gordon House, Little Bourke Street, Melbourne, Victoria |
| Marital status | Single |
| Age at embarkation | 40 |
| Next of kin | Mother, Mrs Frances Hopson, Perth, Western Australia |
| Previous military service | Pte John Lloyd Hopson 415D 23rd Machine Gun Company at I.T. |
| Enlistment date | |
| Rank on enlistment | Private |
| Unit name | Machine Gun Company 6, Reinforcement 6 |
| AWM Embarkation Roll number | 24/11/3 |
| Embarkation details | Unit embarked from Melbourne, Victoria, on board HMAT A17 Port Lincoln on |
| Regimental number from Nominal Roll | 415D |
| Rank from Nominal Roll | Private |
| Unit from Nominal Roll | 3rd Machine Gun Battalion |
| Other details from Roll of Honour Circular | "Pte John Lloyd Hopson was at the Coolgardie Goldfields of Western Australia when a youth for a few years in the early ninties, and was present at the opening of the Coolgardie Railway, Western Australia. He was born to English parents on board ship on their way out to Australia." |
| Fate | Killed in Action |
| Place of death or wounding | Bray, Somme Sector, France |
| Age at death | 42.5 |
| Age at death from cemetery records | 42 |
| Place of burial | Villers-Bretonneux Military Cemetery (Plot VIII, Row F, Grave No. 6), Fouilloy, France |
| Panel number, Roll of Honour, Australian War Memorial | 176 |
| Miscellaneous information from cemetery records | Parents: Fredrick and Frances HOPSON, 83 West Parade, Mount Lawley, Western Australia. Born at Sea |
Postal Address:
Po Box 7916
Canberra BC 2610, Australia
Street Address:
Northcott Drive,
Campbell, ACT 2600
