CHOPPING, Reginald Eric
| Service Number: | 2228 |
|---|---|
| Enlisted: | 1 June 1915 |
| Last Rank: | Private |
| Last Unit: | 12th Infantry Battalion |
| Born: | Hobart, Tasmania, Australia, 27 July 1898 |
| Home Town: | Woodbridge, Kingborough, Tasmania |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Orchard Hand |
| Died: | Meningitis, Egypt, 29 January 1916, aged 17 years |
| Cemetery: |
Ismailia War Memorial Cemetery, Egypt Row A, Grave No. 99. NOT LIFE BUT BOYHOOD'S DREAMS GAVE I THAT AUSTRALIA MIGHT BE FREE |
| Memorials: | Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour |
World War 1 Service
| 1 Jun 1915: | Enlisted | |
|---|---|---|
| 25 Jun 1915: | Involvement Private, 2228, 12th Infantry Battalion, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '10' embarkation_place: Fremantle embarkation_ship: HMAT Wandilla embarkation_ship_number: A62 public_note: '' | |
| 25 Jun 1915: | Embarked Private, 2228, 12th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Wandilla, Fremantle |
Headstone Photo
http://www.gravesoftas.com.au/War%20Casualties/WW1/Notes/Surnames%20C/Chopping%20Reginald%20Eric.htm
Submitted 29 January 2015 by Elizabeth Allen
Reginald Eric CHOPPING
Reginald Eric CHOPPING was born 27th July, 1898 in Hobart Tasmania
His father was Isaac Hooper CHOPPING
His mother was Lucy Elizabeth SMITH
Tasmanian BDM index
Submitted 29 January 2015 by Elizabeth Allen
Biography contributed by Stephen Brooks
Reginald Eric Chopping was only 16 years of age when he enlisted. His eldest brother, 521 Pte. Charles Chopping 11th Battalion AIF was killed in action at Gallipoli on 19 May 1915, aged 25. They were the sons of Isaac Hooper Chopping and Lucy Chopping, of Woodbridge, Tasmania.
It seems he served at Gallipoli from September 1915, just after his 17th birthday, but fell ill with meningitis after the evacuation, during January 1916. He was 17 years and 6 months of age when he died.
The Hobart Daily Post reported in 1916, under the heading, A SOLDIER'S DEATH.
Our Woodbridge correspondent writes: “The war has claimed another victim from our township, making two sons In the one family. Mrs. Chopping received the sad news of the death through illness of her 17-year-old son Reg on January 29 in Egypt. The sad nature of the case has made a deep impression on the residents, as it seemed only a few weeks since that Reg was here in full health. He was a fine little chap, plucky, game, and smart. The eldest boy, Charles, was killed by a shell in Gallipoli in the first weeks of the landing. The only remaining son, Lindley, is, or was when last he wrote, serving on the hospital ship Mauretania. The father and mother are naturally much affected, as Reg was the younger son. A memorial service was held in the Wesleyan Church, of which deceased's parents are members, on Sunday.”