Regimental number | 949 |
Place of birth | Maclean, Clarence River, New South Wales |
School | Public School |
Religion | Methodist |
Occupation | Tram conductor |
Address | Cowper, Clarence River, New South Wales |
Marital status | Single |
Age at embarkation | 21 |
Height | 5' 7" |
Weight | 129 lbs |
Next of kin | W A Hopkins, Cowper, Clarence River, New South Wales |
Previous military service | Nil |
Enlistment date | |
Place of enlistment | Sydney, New South Wales |
Rank on enlistment | Private |
Unit name | 1st Battalion, H Company |
AWM Embarkation Roll number | 23/18/1 |
Embarkation details | Unit embarked from Sydney, New South Wales, on board Transport A19 Afric on |
Rank from Nominal Roll | Lance Corporal |
Unit from Nominal Roll | 1st Battalion |
Other details from Roll of Honour Circular | Father who had a first cousin Sir Admiral Cecil Bede Hopkins Late 949 France Corporal, about 18 years |
Fate | Died of wounds |
Place of death or wounding | Gallipoli, Turkey |
Date of death | |
Age at death | 22.11 |
Place of burial | At Sea |
Commemoration details | The Lone Pine Memorial (Panel 13), Gallipoli, Turkey The Lone Pine Memorial, situated in the Lone Pine Cemetery at Anzac, is the main Australian Memorial on Gallipoli, and one of four memorials to men of the New Zealand Expeditionary Force. Designed by Sir John Burnet, the principal architect of the Gallipoli cemeteries, it is a thick tapering pylon 14.3 metres high on a square base 12.98 metres wide. It is constructed from limestone mined at Ilgardere in Turkey. The Memorial commemorates the 3268 Australians and 456 New Zealanders who have no known grave and the 960 Australians and 252 New Zealanders who were buried at sea after evacuation through wounds or disease. The names of New Zealanders commemorated are inscribed on stone panels mounted on the south and north sides of the pylon, while those of the Australians are listed on a long wall of panels in front of the pylon and to either side. Names are arranged by unit and rank. The Memorial stands over the centre of the Turkish trenches and tunnels which were the scene of heavy fighting during the August offensive. Most cemeteries on Gallipoli contain relatively few marked graves, and the majority of Australians killed on Gallipoli are commemorated here. |
Panel number, Roll of Honour, Australian War Memorial | 29 |
Other details |
War service: Egypt, Gallipoli Embarked Alexandria to join the Mediterranean Expeditionary Force, Gallipoli, 3 April 1915. Appointed lance corporal, 20 June 1915. Wounded in action, Gallipoli, 10-11 August 1915; admitted to the 1st Casualty Clearing Station (flesh wound, thigh), Gallipoli, 11 August 1915; transferred to No. 3 Field Ambulance, Gallipoli, 13 August 1915; died of wounds, Hospital Ship 'Rewa', 14 August 1915; buried at sea. Medals: 1914-15 Star, British War Medal, Victory Medal |
Sources | NAA: B2455, HOPKINS Frederick Lisbon |