Francis Edward (Gen) HOPKINS

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HOPKINS, Francis Edward

Service Number:	20253
Enlisted:	1 September 1915
Last Rank:	Gunner
Last Unit:	8th Field Artillery Brigade
Born:	Port Pirie, South Australia, 23 June 1895
Home Town:	Cheltenham, Port Adelaide Enfield, South Australia
Schooling:	Port Pirie Public School, Port Pirie, South Australia
Occupation:	Railway Porter
Died:	Broncho pneumonia following wounding by gassshell wounds, France, 5 November 1918, aged 23 years
Cemetery:	Ste. Marie Cemetery, Le Havre
Memorials:	Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, The South Australian National War Memorial

World War 1 Service

1 Sep 1915:	Enlisted AIF WW1, 20253, 8th Field Artillery Brigade
20 May 1916:	Involvement Gunner, 20253, 8th Field Artillery Brigade , --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '4' embarkation_place: Melbourne embarkation_ship: HMAT Medic embarkation_ship_number: A7 public_note: ''
20 May 1916:	Embarked Gunner, 20253, 8th Field Artillery Brigade , HMAT Medic, Melbourne
23 Oct 1918:	Wounded AIF WW1, Gunner, 20253, 8th Field Artillery Brigade , Transferred 1918-10-26 to 2nd Gen Hosp Havre.
5 Nov 1918:	Involvement Gunner, 20253, --- :awm_ww1_roll_of_honour_import: awm_service_number: 20253 awm_unit: 8th Australian Field Artillery Brigade awm_rank: Gunner awm_died_date: 1918-11-05
Date unknown:	Wounded 20253

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Biography contributed by Judy Booth

Fourth son of Mrs. Charlotte Hopkins (nee Booth) of Cheltenham, and the late J. R. Hopkins, of Port
Pirie. He was born in Port Pirie on June 23, 1895 and educated at the Pirie West School. Entered employment as a porter with the South Australian Railways on 7 November 1911 (Archives SA) at Port Adelaide and Woodville before his enlistment.
Gunner Hopkins enlisted in September 15, 1915, sailed from Melbourne on May 29, 1916, and was in France for over three years up till the time of his death. He had leave in March 1917 when he visited friends and relatives in Scotland and Plymouth. His brother-in-law, Private Alfred William Williams S/N764 also made the supreme sacrifice on 28 June, 1917.

Based on article in Observer (Adelaide SA) December 1918 and private research.

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