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Albert Frederick Hopley

In memory of:

Flight Sergeant Albert Frederick Hopley

May 14, 1943

Military Service

Service Number:

R/136282

Age:

20

Force:

Air Force

Unit:

Royal Canadian Air Force

Division:

426 Thunderbird Squadon

Additional Information

Son of Frederick Henry and Margaret Brown Hopley, of Humber Bay, Toronto, Ontario.

Commemorated on Page 171 of the Second World War Book of Remembrance. Request a copy of this page. Download high resolution copy of this page.

Burial Information

Cemetery:

AMERSFOORT (OLD LEUSDEN) GENERAL CEMETERY
Netherlands

Grave Reference:

Plot 13. Row 6. Grave 122.

Location:

Amersfoort is a town lying 50 kilometres south-east of Amsterdam, and 22 kilometres north-east of Utrecht. The Amersfoort (Oud Leusden) General Cemetery is about 2.5 kilometres from the railway station, in an area known as Oud Leusden. The graves are in a special plot, well sited among trees.

Information courtesy of the Commonwealth War Graves Commission.

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  • Newspaper Clipping– Memorialized on the pages of the Globe and Mail. Submitted for the project, Operation Picture Me

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    Newspaper Clipping – Memorialized on the pages of the Globe and Mail. Submitted for the project, Operation Picture Me
  • Memorial– Father J P Lardie's comments as inscribed on the Bomber Command Memorial Wall in Nanton, AB … photo courtesy of Marg Liessens

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    Memorial – Father J P Lardie's comments as inscribed on the Bomber Command Memorial Wall in Nanton, AB … photo courtesy of Marg Liessens
  • Memorial– Flight Sergeant Albert Frederick Hopley is also commemorated on the Bomber Command Memorial Wall in Nanton, AB … photo courtesy of Marg Liessens

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    Memorial – Flight Sergeant Albert Frederick Hopley is also commemorated on the Bomber Command Memorial Wall in Nanton, AB … photo courtesy of Marg Liessens
  • Memorial– Flight Sergeant Albert Frederick Hopley is also commemorated on the Bomber Command Memorial Wall in Nanton, AB … photo courtesy of Marg Liessens

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    Memorial – Flight Sergeant Albert Frederick Hopley is also commemorated on the Bomber Command Memorial Wall in Nanton, AB … photo courtesy of Marg Liessens
  • Photo of ALBERT FREDERICK HOPLEY– Submitted for the project, Operation Picture Me

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    Photo of ALBERT FREDERICK HOPLEY – Submitted for the project, Operation Picture Me
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    Document – Submitted for the project, Operation Picture Me
  • Attestation paper– Submitted for the project, Operation Picture Me

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    Attestation paper – Submitted for the project, Operation Picture Me
  • Photo of ALBERT FREDERICK HOPLEY– Memorial for RCAF Wellington bomber HE697, which crashed May 14, 1943 at Nederhorst Den Berg, Netherlands. Plaque and memorial were dedicated September 13, 2019.

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    Photo of ALBERT FREDERICK HOPLEY – Memorial for RCAF Wellington bomber HE697, which crashed May 14, 1943 at Nederhorst Den Berg, Netherlands. Plaque and memorial were dedicated September 13, 2019.
  • Newspaper clipping– From the Toronto Star October 1943. Submitted for the project Operation Picture Me

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    Newspaper clipping – From the Toronto Star October 1943. Submitted for the project Operation Picture Me
  • Newspaper clipping– From the Toronto Telegram June 1943. Submitted for the project Operation Picture Me

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    Newspaper clipping – From the Toronto Telegram June 1943. Submitted for the project Operation Picture Me
  • Photo of ALBERT FREDERICK HOPLEY– In memory for the students from Mimico (Ontario) High School who went to war and did not come home. Submitted for the project, Operation: Picture Me

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    Photo of ALBERT FREDERICK HOPLEY – In memory for the students from Mimico (Ontario) High School who went to war and did not come home. Submitted for the project, Operation: Picture Me
  • Photo of ALBERT FREDERICK HOPLEY– In memory for the students from Mimico (Ontario) High School who went to war and did not come home. Submitted for the project, Operation: Picture Me

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    Photo of ALBERT FREDERICK HOPLEY – In memory for the students from Mimico (Ontario) High School who went to war and did not come home. Submitted for the project, Operation: Picture Me

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