HOPKINS, Ronald Nicholas Lamond
| Service Number: | 26 |
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| Enlisted: | 1 January 1918 |
| Last Rank: | Major General |
| Last Unit: | Staff Corps |
| Born: | Stawell, Victoria, Australia , 24 May 1897 |
| Home Town: | Nagambie, Strathbogie, Victoria |
| Schooling: | Melbourne Church of England Grammar School, Victoria, Australia |
| Occupation: | Army Officer |
| Died: | Walkerville, South Australia , 24 November 1990, aged 93 years, cause of death not yet discovered |
| Cemetery: |
Enfield Memorial Park, South Australia Cremated |
| Memorials: |
World War 1 Service
| 1 Jan 1918: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Lieutenant | |
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| 7 Mar 1918: | Involvement Lieutenant, 6th Light Horse Regiment, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '24' embarkation_place: Melbourne embarkation_ship: SS Ormonde embarkation_ship_number: '' public_note: '' | |
| 7 Mar 1918: | Embarked Lieutenant, Australian Flying Corps (AFC), SS Ormonde, Melbourne |
World War 2 Service
| 8 May 1940: | Enlisted Major General, 26, Staff Corps | |
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| 8 May 1940: | Enlisted Australian Military Forces (WW2) , Major General, 26 |
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Diane Miller
Source: Woman, December 4, 1944
“The first AIF man to receive the American award of the Legion of Merit is BRIGADIER RT. N. L. HOPKINS, A Victorian who has been serving as liaison officer on the staff of Admiral Daniel E. Barbey commander of amphibious forces in the South West Pacific area. Brigadier Hopkins has taken part in landing operations at 11 centres – Woodlark, Lae, Finschhafen, Arawe, Cape Gloucester, Saidor, Hollandia, Wakde and Biak islands, Sansapor and Morotai – and the citation pays tribute to his “exceptionally meritorious conduct in the performance of outstanding service to the United States Government.” Brigadier Hopkins graduated from the Royal Military College, Duntroon, in 19178 and was given command of the Seventh Australian Division cavalry regiment in 1940”.
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