HOPKINS, Leslie Ralph
| Service Number: | 693 |
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| Enlisted: | 12 July 1915, An original member of C Company |
| Last Rank: | Sergeant |
| Last Unit: | 31st Infantry Battalion |
| Born: | Ballarat, Victoria, Australia , 1892 |
| Home Town: | Richmond (V), Yarra, Victoria |
| Schooling: | Richmond State School, Victoria, Australia |
| Occupation: | Window dresser |
| Died: | Killed in action, Fromelles, France, 21 July 1916 |
| Cemetery: |
Rue-Petillon Military Cemetery, Fleurbaix, Bethune, Nord Pas de Calais Plot I, Row L, Grave No. 63. HE GAVE HIS ALL FOR KING AND COUNTRY |
| Memorials: | Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour |
World War 1 Service
| 12 Jul 1915: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 693, 31st Infantry Battalion, An original member of C Company | |
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| 9 Nov 1915: | Involvement Private, 693, 31st Infantry Battalion, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '16' embarkation_place: Melbourne embarkation_ship: HMAT Wandilla embarkation_ship_number: A62 public_note: '' | |
| 9 Nov 1915: | Embarked Private, 693, 31st Infantry Battalion, HMAT Wandilla, Melbourne | |
| 21 Jul 1916: | Involvement Sergeant, 693, 31st Infantry Battalion, --- :awm_ww1_roll_of_honour_import: awm_service_number: 693 awm_unit: 31st Australian Infantry Battalion awm_rank: Sergeant awm_died_date: 1916-07-21 |
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Stephen Brooks
Leslie Ralph Hopkins was the son of Henry and Euphemia Hopkins, of Camberwell, Victoria. His father had passed away in 1903, when Leslie was about nine years of age.
His younger brother was decorated for bravery as a stretcher bearer; 127 Sergeant Edwin Swan Hopkins M.M. served with the 14th Field Ambulance and was returned to Australia in October 1918, on ‘special 1914’ leave.
Leslie arrived in Egypt in December 1915. He took part in the 5th Division’s attack at Fromelles and was one of the many Australians who lost their life.
He at least had a grave in the Eaton Hall Military Cemetery and was later relocated to the Rue-Petillon Military Cemetery.
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