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George HOPWOOD

Regimental number96
Place of birthCatherine Hill Bay, New South Wales
SchoolPublic School
ReligionMethodist
OccupationWheeler
AddressUlmel Camp, Catherine Hill Bay, New South Wales
Marital statusSingle
Age at embarkation19
Next of kinFather, Richard W Hopwood, Ulmel Camp, Catherine Hill Bay, New South Wales
Enlistment date30 November 1915
Rank on enlistmentPrivate
Unit name36th Battalion, A Company
AWM Embarkation Roll number23/53/1
Embarkation detailsUnit embarked from Sydney, New South Wales, on board HMAT A72 Beltana on 13 May 1916
Rank from Nominal RollPrivate
Unit from Nominal Roll53rd Battalion
FateKilled in Action 1 September 1918
Place of death or woundingPeronne, France
Age at death20.10
Age at death from cemetery records20
Place of burialPeronne Communal Cemetery Extension (Plot I, Row C, Grave No. 9), France
Panel number, Roll of Honour,
  Australian War Memorial
157
Miscellaneous information from
  cemetery records
Parents: Richard and Edith HOPWOOD, Catherine Hill Bay, New South Wales
Other details

War service: Western Front

Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal

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