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Private William Hopkinson

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PERSONAL INFORMATION

Date of birth: 1895-10-13
Place of birth: Blackpool Lancashire England
Next of kin: Harry Hopkinson, brother. 549 King Street East, Hamilton, Ontario
Marital status: single
Occupation (attested): Baker
Occupation (normalized): Baker, General
Address: 549 King Street East, Hamilton, Ontario
Religion: Church of England
Date of death: 1918-08-08
Cause of death: Killed in action
Buried: Toronto Cemetery, B. 20.

MILITARY INFORMATION

Regimental number: 785044
Highest Rank: Private (3rd Battalion)
Rank detail
  1. Private, 3rd Battalion, Infantry (Army). 1917-09-24 to 1918-08-08
  2. Private (Army). 1917-06-23 to 1917-09-24
  3. Private (Army). 1917-03-10 to 1917-06-21
  4. Private (Army). 1916-10-30 to 1917-03-10
  5. Private, 124th Battalion, Infantry (Army). 1916-10-18 to 1916-10-30
  6. Private (Army). 1916-03-15 to 1916-10-18
Degree of service: Europe
Survived war: no
Battle wounded/killed: Wounded April 3, 1918, KIA at Cayeux

RESEARCH INFORMATION

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CWGC ID: 260093
LAC ID: 473115
Attestation record(s): image 1, image 2
Service file: B4493-S043
Uploader's Notes: AKA William Hopkins. Son of John Hopkinson and Agnes Hopkinson (nee Wilkinson), step-son of Alice Cross; younger brother of Henry William 'Harry' Hopkinson (Service No. 86268) and Edward Hopkinson (Service No. 406095)
Uploader's Research notes: 129th Battalion Nominal Roll [Private Army Canadian Infantry 129th Battalion D Company Private Army Canadian Infantry 124th Battalion Private Army Canadian Infantry Canadian Casualty Assembly Centre Private Army Canadian Infantry 1st Depot Battalion, 1st Central Ontario Regiment Private Army Canadian Labour Corps 1st Labour Battalion Private Army Canadian Infantry 3rd Battalion ]

ARCHIVAL INFORMATION

Date added: 2004-09-04
Last modified: 2020-07-13