Profile image
Military service
Service number:
B/68238
Age:
19
Rank:
Rifleman
Force:
Army
Unit/Regiment:
Royal Rifles of Canada, R.C.I.C.
Birth:
June 18, 1922
Hamilton, Ontario
Enlistment:
July 15, 1941
Toronto, Ontario
Death:
December 19, 1941
Lye Mun, Hong Kong
Burial/memorial information
Grave reference:
VIII. C. 9.
Additional information
Son of Alfred Edward Hopgood and Millicent Revelle Jones, of Weston, Ontario.
Additional citations
War Medal 1939-1945, Pacific Star, Canadian Volunteer Service Medal and Clasp, 1939-1945 Star.
Digital gallery of Rifleman Leslie Revelle Hopgood
-
Grave Marker
Rifleman LESLIE REVELLE HOPGOOD is one 283 Canadian soldiers, 107 of whom are unidentified, who are buried at Sai Wan War Cemetery in Hong Kong. He was one of 290 Canadian soldiers who were killed during the defense of Hong Kong, from December 8th to December 25th, 1941. -
Newspaper Clipping
Rifleman LESLIE REVELLE HOPGOOD was reported to have been Killed in Action in the Canadian Army's 242nd overseas casualty list of the war published in the Globe and Mail on January 8th, 1943. -
Canada and the Defence of Hong Kong
Source: Veterans Affairs Canada. -
Canadian Casuatlies in the Defence of Hong Kong
Source: Veterans Affairs Canada. -
Attestation paper
-
Newspaper clipping
From the Toronto Star January 1943. Submitted for the project Operation Picture Me
Digital gallery of
Rifleman Leslie Revelle Hopgood
Digital gallery of
Rifleman Leslie Revelle Hopgood
Digital gallery of
Rifleman Leslie Revelle Hopgood
Digital gallery of
Rifleman Leslie Revelle Hopgood
Digital gallery of
Rifleman Leslie Revelle Hopgood
Digital gallery of
Rifleman Leslie Revelle Hopgood
In the Books of Remembrance
Commemorated on:
Page 33 of the Second World War Book of Remembrance.
Request this page
Download this page
The Poppy Design is a trademark of The Royal Canadian Legion (Dominion Command) and is used with permission. Click here to learn more about the poppy.
Did we miss something?
Contribute information to this commemorative page
Do you have photographs, information or a correction relating to this individual’s virtual memorial? Learn more about the CVWM and the information we collect.