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Oliver Hugh Hopkins

In memory of:

Lieutenant Oliver Hugh Hopkins

July 1, 1944

Military Service

Age:

24

Force:

Army

Unit:

The Ontario Regiment, R.C.A.C.

Division:

11th Armd. Regt.

Additional Information

Born:

August 29, 1919
Cainscross, United Kingdom

Enlistment:

October 15, 1939
Borden, Ontario

Son of Lt.-Col. J. R. Hopkins and Winnifred Irene Hopkins. Husband of Kathleen Doreen Hopkins, of Verdun, Province of Quebec.

Commemorated on Page 338 of the Second World War Book of Remembrance. Request a copy of this page. Download high resolution copy of this page.

Burial Information

Cemetery:

ASSISI WAR CEMETERY
Italy

Grave Reference:

V, E, 9.

Location:

The Assisi War Cemetery forms part of the locality of Rivotorto in the Commune of Assisi, in the Province of Perugia. From Rome, take highway A1, Rome-Milano, come off at Orte and go along the road 75 for Perugia and follow the direction signs for Assisi. Take the road to Rivotorto, and at a crossroad from which a church is visible, turn left. The Assisi War Cemetery is reached after about 500 metres .

Information courtesy of the Commonwealth War Graves Commission.

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  • Newspaper clipping– This notice appeared in the Barrie Examiner newspaper (Barrie, Ontario), at page 1, on July 20, 1944.

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    Newspaper clipping
    Newspaper clipping – This notice appeared in the Barrie Examiner newspaper (Barrie, Ontario), at page 1, on July 20, 1944.
  • Wartime diary– Entry for 1 July 1944 in the War Diary of the 11th Armoured Regiment (The Ontario Regiment), Canadian Armoured Corps. It records, among other events, the death of Lieutenant O. H. Hopkins.

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    Wartime diary
    Wartime diary – Entry for 1 July 1944 in the War Diary of the 11th Armoured Regiment (The Ontario Regiment), Canadian Armoured Corps. It records, among other events, the death of Lieutenant O. H. Hopkins.
  • Memorial Stained Glass– Ex-cadets are named on the Memorial Arch at the Royal Military College of Canada in Kingston, Ontario and in memorial stained glass windows to fallen comrades. 2527 Lieutenant Oliver Hugh Hopkins (RMC 1936) was the son of Lt.-Col. J. R. Hopkins and Winnifred Irene Hopkins. He was the husband of Kathleen Doreen Hopkins, of Verdun, Quebec. He served with the Ontario Regiment, R.C.A.C. 11th Armd. Regt. He died on July 1, 1944 at 25 years of age. He was buried in the Assissi War Cemetery in Assissi, Peruglia, Italy V, E, 9.

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    Memorial Stained Glass
    Memorial Stained Glass – Ex-cadets are named on the Memorial Arch at the Royal Military College of Canada in Kingston, Ontario and in memorial stained glass windows to fallen comrades. 2527 Lieutenant Oliver Hugh Hopkins (RMC 1936) was the son of Lt.-Col. J. R. Hopkins and Winnifred Irene Hopkins. He was the husband of Kathleen Doreen Hopkins, of Verdun, Quebec. He served with the Ontario Regiment, R.C.A.C. 11th Armd. Regt. He died on July 1, 1944 at 25 years of age. He was buried in the Assissi War Cemetery in Assissi, Peruglia, Italy V, E, 9.
  • Memorial Plaque– Ex-cadets are named on the Memorial Arch at the Royal Military College of Canada in Kingston, Ontario and in memorial stained glass windows to fallen comrades. 2527 Lieutenant Oliver Hugh Hopkins (RMC 1936) was the son of Lt.-Col. J. R. Hopkins and Winnifred Irene Hopkins. He was the husband of Kathleen Doreen Hopkins, of Verdun, Quebec. He served with the Ontario Regiment, R.C.A.C. 11th Armd. Regt. He died on July 1, 1944 at 25 years of age. He was buried in the Assissi War Cemetery in Assissi, Peruglia, Italy V, E, 9.

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    Memorial Plaque
    Memorial Plaque – Ex-cadets are named on the Memorial Arch at the Royal Military College of Canada in Kingston, Ontario and in memorial stained glass windows to fallen comrades. 2527 Lieutenant Oliver Hugh Hopkins (RMC 1936) was the son of Lt.-Col. J. R. Hopkins and Winnifred Irene Hopkins. He was the husband of Kathleen Doreen Hopkins, of Verdun, Quebec. He served with the Ontario Regiment, R.C.A.C. 11th Armd. Regt. He died on July 1, 1944 at 25 years of age. He was buried in the Assissi War Cemetery in Assissi, Peruglia, Italy V, E, 9.
  • Memorial Doll– Ex-cadets are named on the Memorial Arch at the Royal Military College of Canada in Kingston, Ontario and in memorial stained glass windows to fallen comrades. 2527 Lieutenant Oliver Hugh Hopkins (RMC 1936) was the son of Lt.-Col. J. R. Hopkins and Winnifred Irene Hopkins. He was the husband of Kathleen Doreen Hopkins, of Verdun, Quebec. He served with the Ontario Regiment, R.C.A.C. 11th Armd. Regt. He died on July 1, 1944 at 25 years of age. He was buried in the Assissi War Cemetery in Assissi, Peruglia, Italy V, E, 9.

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    Memorial Doll
    Memorial Doll – Ex-cadets are named on the Memorial Arch at the Royal Military College of Canada in Kingston, Ontario and in memorial stained glass windows to fallen comrades. 2527 Lieutenant Oliver Hugh Hopkins (RMC 1936) was the son of Lt.-Col. J. R. Hopkins and Winnifred Irene Hopkins. He was the husband of Kathleen Doreen Hopkins, of Verdun, Quebec. He served with the Ontario Regiment, R.C.A.C. 11th Armd. Regt. He died on July 1, 1944 at 25 years of age. He was buried in the Assissi War Cemetery in Assissi, Peruglia, Italy V, E, 9.
  • Grave Marker– Gravestone of Lt O.H. Hopkins in the Assisi War Cemetery, Near Assisi, Italy.

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    Grave Marker
    Grave Marker – Gravestone of Lt O.H. Hopkins in the Assisi War Cemetery, Near Assisi, Italy.
  • Epitaph– Detail of the epitaph on the gravestone of Lt O.H. Hopkins in the Assisi War Cemetery, Near Assisi, Italy.

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    Epitaph
    Epitaph – Detail of the epitaph on the gravestone of Lt O.H. Hopkins in the Assisi War Cemetery, Near Assisi, Italy.
  • Memorial Arch– Memorial arch, Royal Military College, Kingston, Ontario

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    Memorial Arch
    Memorial Arch – Memorial arch, Royal Military College, Kingston, Ontario
  • Memorial Stained Glass– Memorial window, Royal Military College, Kingston, Ontario

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    Memorial Stained Glass
    Memorial Stained Glass – Memorial window, Royal Military College, Kingston, Ontario
  • Newspaper Clippling– From the Montreal Gazette. Submitted for the project, Operation: Picture Me

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    Newspaper Clippling
    Newspaper Clippling – From the Montreal Gazette. Submitted for the project, Operation: Picture Me

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