Regimental number | 20253 |
Place of birth | Port Pirie, South Australia |
School | Port Pirie Public School, Port Pirie, South Australia |
Religion | Baptist |
Occupation | Railway porter |
Address | Clifton Street, Cheltenham, South Australia |
Marital status | Single |
Age at embarkation | 20 |
Next of kin | Mother, Mrs C Hopkins, Clifton Street, Cheltenham, South Australia |
Previous military service | 77th Infantry; Served in the Citizen Forces |
Enlistment date | |
Rank on enlistment | Gunner |
Unit name | Field Artillery Brigade 8, Brigade Ammunition Column |
AWM Embarkation Roll number | 13/36/1 |
Embarkation details | Unit embarked from Melbourne, Victoria, on board HMAT A7 Medic on |
Rank from Nominal Roll | Gunner |
Unit from Nominal Roll | 8th Field Artillery Brigade |
Fate | Died of disease |
Place of death or wounding | France |
Age at death | 23 |
Place of burial | Ste Marie Cemetery (Division 62, Plot II, row N, Grave No. 5), Le Haavre, France |
Panel number, Roll of Honour, Australian War Memorial | 15 |
Miscellaneous information from cemetery records | Parents: James and Charlotte HOPKINS, Clifton Street, Cheltenham, South Australia. Native of Port Pirie, South Australia |
Family/military connections | Brother in law: Pte A.W. Williams, killed in action, 28th June, 1917. |