William Robert Hopkins Image

Name

William Robert Hopkins

Born

1898-12-26

Birth Place

Occupation

Farmer

Religion

Methodist

Died

1924-10-26

Death Place

Death

Died of TB

Awards

Two Blue Chevrons

Cemetery

St. Thomas Cemetery, St. Thomas, ON







Service Record 1


Regimental Number

652248

Highest Rank

Private

Conflict

Battalion

Company

Enlisted

Enlistment /Transfer Date

1916-04-04

Discharge Date

1919-07-23

Discharge Cause

Medically unfit



Notes

Took pleurisy in England; developed Tuberculosis; died in Byron Hospital, London ON October 25 1924




Sources & Links

- Bruce in Khaki: A History of the Bruce Battalion
- "From History Book" (Wiarton, ON Echo Index 1919), Ontario Vital Statistics
- Library & Archives Canada
- Find a Grave



News Clippings


160th Battalion Enlistment Card
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