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HOPKINS, Douglas Walter
Personal Details
| Service Number: | 159 |
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| Enlisted: | 27 October 1914, Enlisted at Guildford, WA |
| Last Rank: | Corporal |
| Last Unit: | 10th Light Horse Regiment |
| Born: | Stoke, Mewington, London, England, 1889 |
| Home Town: | Carnarvon, Western Australia |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Station Hand |
| Died: | Killed in Action, Dardenelles, Gallipoli, Gallipoli, Dardanelles, Turkey, 30 May 1915 |
| Cemetery: |
No known grave - "Known Unto God" No known grave Panel 9, Lone Pine Memorial, Gallipoli Peninsula, Canakkale Province, Turkey |
| Memorials: | Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Kings Park 10th Light Horse Regiment Memorial WA, Lone Pine Memorial to the Missing |
Service History
World War 1 Service
| 27 Oct 1914: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Trooper, 159, 10th Light Horse Regiment, Enlisted at Guildford, WA | |
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| 19 Dec 1914: | Promoted AIF WW1, Corporal, 10th Light Horse Regiment, Promoted prior to embarkation | |
| 8 Feb 1915: | Involvement Corporal, 159, 10th Light Horse Regiment, ANZAC / Gallipoli, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '3' embarkation_place: Fremantle embarkation_ship: HMAT Mashobra embarkation_ship_number: A47 public_note: '' | |
| 8 Feb 1915: | Embarked Corporal, 159, 10th Light Horse Regiment, HMAT Mashobra, Fremantle |
Personal Stories
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Carol Foster
Son of John and Minnie Jane Hopkins of 155 Evering Road, Stoke, Newington, London, England
Medals: 1914-15 Star, British War Medal, Victory Medal
Also served the Kings's Royal Rifles; Legion of Frontiersman
He had previously worked in the Stock Exchange