HOPSON, James Maitland
| Service Number: | 3386 |
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| Enlisted: | 29 September 1916 |
| Last Rank: | Private |
| Last Unit: | 7th Pioneer Battalion |
| Born: | Albany, WA, 1889 |
| Home Town: | Albany, Albany, Western Australia |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Farmer |
| Died: | Motor Accident, Government Hospital, Albany, WA, 24 December 1929 |
| Cemetery: |
Albany Public Cemetery (Old) / Memorial Park Cemetery (WA) |
| Memorials: | Albany & Districts Roll of Honor, Albany & Districts Roll of Honour |
World War 1 Service
| 29 Sep 1916: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 3386, 5th Pioneer Battalion | |
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| 23 Dec 1916: | Involvement Private, 3386, 6th Pioneer Battalion, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '5' embarkation_place: Fremantle embarkation_ship: HMAT Berrima embarkation_ship_number: A35 public_note: '' | |
| 23 Dec 1916: | Involvement Private, 3386, 7th Pioneer Battalion, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '5' embarkation_place: Fremantle embarkation_ship: HMAT Berrima embarkation_ship_number: A35 public_note: '' | |
| 23 Dec 1916: | Embarked Private, 3386, 6th Pioneer Battalion, HMAT Berrima, Fremantle | |
| 23 Dec 1916: | Embarked Private, 3386, 7th Pioneer Battalion, HMAT Berrima, Fremantle |
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Faithe Jones
Son of Joseph Hopson and Mary Eliza nee Millwood. Husband to Lizzie G. nee Gibbs, married 1916, Plantagenet, Western Australia.
The death occurred in the Government Hospital. Albany, last Monday, of James Hopson, who sustained severe injuries when the motor truck he was driving on the Nornalup-road, on December 24, overturned.Passed over on Monday, as did James Hopson of Albany, who sustained fatal injuries when his motor truck overturned on the Nornalup road near Denmark.
Profound sympathy has been expressed to Mrs. James Hop son, whose husband died as the result of a motor accident on December 24. Deceased was a member of the 28th Battalion, and of the local R.S.L. His funeral at Albany was well attended
DENMARK NOTES
DEATH OF MR. JAMES HOPSON.
Deepest sympathy is extended to Mrs. James Hopson and family in their recent tragic bereavement. A gloom was cast over the town, and district when news of "Jim's" death came through. Deceased had lived in and around Denmark for very many years. He was a member of the 28th Battalion, and a very active member of the local branch R.S.L. With his cheery smile and never ruffled temper, "Jim" Hopson went along the even tenor of his way. Naturally he was most popular, and his death means the loss of a fine citizen. At the funeral of Mr. Jas Hopson on Tuesday, 1st December, there was a large attendance of relatives and friends, showing ample testimony to the respect in which the deceased gentleman was held. The Rev. A. Mason conducted an impressive service in the Methodist Church, after
which the coffin was borne by motor hearse to the ceremony.
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