Sapper

Richard Hopkins

Conflict: 
WW1
Additional Information: 

Son of Capt. Hopkins (Northern Steamship Company) and Mrs. C. Hopkins, of Auckland.

References:
  • CWGC
  • Archives New Zealand
NZ WAR GRAVES

Public Contributions:

There are no public contributions written for this casualty

Personal Tributes:

Casualty

Service Number: 
4/594A
Name:
Richard Hopkins
Rank: 
Sapper
Date of Birth:
Not known
Next of Kin: 
Captain C. Hopkins (father), Northern Steamship Company, Auckland, New Zealand
Date of Enlistment:
Not known
Enlistment Address: 
Argyle Street, Herne Bay, Auckland, New Zealand
Armed Force: 
Army
Unit:
New Zealand Engineers

Casualty Details

Cause of Death:
Died of wounds, on H.M.H.S. "Gascon,"
Date of Death:
02 June 1915
Day of Death:
Wednesday
Conflict: 
WW1

Embarkation Details

Embarkation Body:
Main Body
Embarkation Place:
Auckland, New Zealand
Embarkment Date:
16 October 1914
Transport:

HMNZT 8
HMNZT 12
Vessel:
Star of India or Waimana
Destination:
Suez, Egypt

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

Cemetery

Cemetery Reference: 
72
Cemetery Location: 
Turkey
Richard Hopkins
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