Name
Ernest Curtis Hopkins
Born
1915-04-21
Birth Place
Hamilton, ON
Occupation
Truck driver
Religion
Baptist
Died
1944-08-08
Death Place
France
Death
Killed in Action
Awards
1939-1946 Star, France and Germany Star, Defence Medal, Canadian Volunteer Service Medal with Clasp
Monument
Cemetery
Service Record 1
Regimental Number
A/33068
Highest Rank
Bombardier
Conflict
Battalion
Royal Canadian Artillery
Company
97th Battery
Enlisted
Enlistment /Transfer Date
1939-09-11
Service Record 2
Regimental Number
A/33068
Highest Rank
Bombardier
Conflict
Battalion
Royal Canadian Artillery
Company
7 Medium Regiment
Artefacts, Photographs & Resources
Visit the Bruce County Museum & Cultural Centre's Online Collections, through the link below, for more information related to this soldier.
Online Collections Link
Notes
Son of Henry and Ruth Hopkins; husband of Irene Dorothy Hopkins, of Kincardine, Ontario.Sources & Links
- Bruce County Genealogical Society Surname Collection;- LAC Personnel File (Ancestry.com)
- Library & Archives Canada
- War Graves Commission
- Book of Remembrance
- Canadian Virtual War Memorial
News Clippings
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