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HOPKINS, Walter
Personal Details
| Service Numbers: | 237, 237A |
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| Enlisted: | Not yet discovered |
| Last Rank: | Private |
| Last Unit: | 11th Machine Gun Company |
| Born: | Not yet discovered |
| Home Town: | Kangaroo Point, Brisbane, Queensland |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Not yet discovered |
| Died: | Died of wounds, Belgium, 29 September 1917, age not yet discovered |
| Cemetery: | Not yet discovered |
| Memorials: | Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, East Brisbane War Memorial |
Service History
World War 1 Service
| 2 May 1916: | Involvement Private, 237, 7th Machine Gun Company, Third Ypres, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '21' embarkation_place: Sydney embarkation_ship: HMAT Hororata embarkation_ship_number: A20 public_note: '' | |
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| 2 May 1916: | Embarked Private, 237, 7th Machine Gun Company, HMAT Hororata, Sydney | |
| 29 Sep 1917: | Involvement Private, 237A, 11th Machine Gun Company, Third Ypres, --- :awm_ww1_roll_of_honour_import: awm_service_number: 237A awm_unit: 11th Australian Machine Gun Company awm_rank: Private awm_died_date: 1917-09-29 |
Personal Stories
Logan Village Museum
Walter was born 4th August 1880 at Waterford Queensland. He died 29th September 1917 in Belgium and is remembered at Poperinghe New Military Cemetery, Flanders Belgium
His parents were Robert and Bridget Mary nee Scott.
Walter is listed at the Logan Village Museum WW1 Honour Roll
Any further information would be greatly appreciated.
Submitted 8 March 2018 by Coralyn Cowin
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