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William Hopkins

In memory of:

Private William Hopkins

March 31, 1917

Military Service

Service Number:

781808

Age:

32

Force:

Army

Unit:

2nd Canadian Mounted Rifles (British Columbia Regt.)

Additional Information

Born:

October 6, 1885

Son of William and the late Sarah Ann Hopkins, of Hazenmore, Saskatchewan, Canada.

Commemorated on Page 258 of the First World War Book of Remembrance. Request a copy of this page. Download high resolution copy of this page.

Burial Information

Cemetery:

ECOIVRES MILITARY CEMETERY
Pas de Calais, France

Grave Reference:

V. A. 14.

Location:

Mont St Eloi is a village in the Department of the Pas-de-Calais, 8 kilometres north-west of Arras. The village stands on high ground overlooking the battlefields of Vimy and Souchez and the main Bethune-Arras road, and the ruined towers that rise from it were used as an observation post during the French attacks at Neuville-St Vaast and Givenchy in May 1915. Ecoivres is a hamlet lying at the foot of the hill, to the south-west and about 1.5 kilometres from Mont St Eloi on the Arras-St Pol line. The ECOIVRES MILITARY CEMETERY is on the D49 road.

Information courtesy of the Commonwealth War Graves Commission.

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  • Photo of WILLIAM HOPKINS– This shows William Hopkins while still a member of the 128th (Moose Jaw) Overseas Battalion. He was transferred to the 2nd CMR in November 1916 as a replacement.

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    Photo of WILLIAM HOPKINS
    Photo of WILLIAM HOPKINS – This shows William Hopkins while still a member of the 128th (Moose Jaw) Overseas Battalion. He was transferred to the 2nd CMR in November 1916 as a replacement.
  • Medallion– Identification Disk - Front Originally with the 128th Overseas Battalion, then transferred to the 2nd CMR. Religion: Church of England

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    Medallion
    Medallion – Identification Disk - Front Originally with the 128th Overseas Battalion, then transferred to the 2nd CMR. Religion: Church of England
  • Medallion– Identification Disk - Back Indicates he was a member of the 2nd Canadian Mounted Rifles.

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    Medallion
    Medallion – Identification Disk - Back Indicates he was a member of the 2nd Canadian Mounted Rifles.

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