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Albert Leslie Hopkins

Conflict: 
WW2
Additional Information: 

Son of William and Ada Ann Hopkins, of Greymouth, Westland, New Zealand.

References:
  • CWGC
  • Martyn (1998)
NZ WAR GRAVES

Biographical Notes:

Albert was aboard a Boston bomber which overshot the runway on landing, crashing into a stationary Wellington. The Wellington's bomb load exploded, killing  6 airmen and causing a chain reaction which destroyed 3 other aircraft. All six casualties are buried in this cemetery.

[For Your Tomorrow, Errol Martyn, Vol 1 p 231]

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Casualty

Service Number: 
41622
Name:
Albert Leslie Hopkins
Rank: 
Sergeant
Date of Birth:
Not known
Date of Enlistment:
Not known
Unit:
Royal New Zealand Air Force, 24 (SAAF) Squadron

Casualty Details

Cause of Death:
Air Accident
Date of Death:
02 August 1942
Day of Death:
Sunday
Age at Death: 
22
Conflict: 
WW2

Embarkation Details

Embarkation Body:
Royal New Zealand Air Force

Text in italics supplied by Cenotaph Online, Auckland War Memorial Museum

Cemetery

Cemetery: 
Tel El Kebir War Memorial Cemetery
Cemetery Reference: 
1. L. 11.
Cemetery Location: 
Egypt
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