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HOPWOOD, Hurtle Charles
Personal Details
| Service Numbers: | 287, S67351 |
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| Enlisted: | 2 March 1916 |
| Last Rank: | Private |
| Last Unit: | Volunteer Defence Corps (SA) |
| Born: | Port Mcdonnell, SA, 14 April 1895 |
| Home Town: | Hindmarsh, Charles Sturt, South Australia |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Not yet discovered |
| Died: | Natural Causes, Hindmarsh, City of West Torrens South Australia, 25 July 1959, aged 64 years |
| Cemetery: |
AIF Cemetery, West Terrace Cemetery, Adelaide, South Australia Section: KO, Road: 17A, Site No: 52 |
| Memorials: | Mount Gambier Knight & Cleve Pictorial Honour Rolls |
Service History
World War 1 Service
| 2 Mar 1916: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 287, 8th Machine Gun Company | |
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| 4 May 1916: | Embarked AIF WW1, Private, 287, 8th Machine Gun Company, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '21' embarkation_place: Melbourne embarkation_ship: HMAT Port Lincoln embarkation_ship_number: A17 public_note: '' | |
| 8 Aug 1918: | Involvement AIF WW1, Private, 287, 5th Machine Gun Battalion, "The Last Hundred Days" |
World War 2 Service
| 5 Apr 1942: | Involvement Private, S67351, 1st (SA) Battalion Volunteer Defence Corps (VDC), Homeland Defence - Militia and non deployed forces | |
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| 5 Apr 1942: | Enlisted Australian Military Forces (Army WW2), Private, S67351 | |
| 5 Apr 1942: | Enlisted Private, S67351, Volunteer Defence Corps (SA), Adelaide, SA | |
| 29 Oct 1945: | Discharged Private, S67351, Volunteer Defence Corps (SA) |
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