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Cecil William George Hopping

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Cecil Hopping on his wedding day - Married to Dorothy Fraser

Cecil Hopping

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Identity

About

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  • Title
  • Forenames
    Cecil William George AWMM
  • Surname
    Hopping AWMM
  • Ingoa
  • Also known as
  • Service number
    WWII 61067 AWMM
  • Gender
    Male AWMM
  • Iwi / Hapū / Waka / Rohe
  • Religion

Civilian life

About birth

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  • Birth
  • Date of birth
  • Place of birth
  • Birth notes
  • Address before enlistment
    WW2 Pre 1941 AWMM 85 Bamford St., Woolston, Christchurch AWMM
  • Post war occupation
  • Next of kin on embarkation
    WW2 Mr. W. Hopping, 85 Bamford St., Woolston, Christchurch (f) AWMM
  • Relationship status
    Pre 1941 AWMM Single/WWII AWMM

Service

Wars and conflicts

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  • War
    World War II, 1939-1945 AWMM
  • Campaign
  • Armed force / branch
    Army AWMM
  • Service number
    WWII 61067 AWMM
  • Military service
  • Promotions/ Postings/ Transfers

Military decorations

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Training and Enlistment

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  • Military training
  • Branch Trade Proficiency
  • Enlistment
    WW2 1941 2NZEF Nom. Roll 4, p.167 Packer/Civilian 2NZEF Nom. Roll 4, p.167
    Christchurch, Canterbury 2NZEF Nom. Roll 4, p.167
  • Occupation before enlistment
  • Age on enlistment

Embarkations

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Prisoner of war

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  • Capture details
  • Days interned
  • Liberation date
  • Liberation Repatriation
  • POW liberation details
  • POW serial number

Medical history

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  • Medical notes

Last known rank

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  • Last rank

Biographical information

Biographical information

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Death

About death

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  • Death
  • Date of death
  • Age at death
  • Place of death
  • Cause of death
  • Death notes
  • Cemetery
  • Cemetery name
  • Grave reference
  • Obituary
  • Memorial name
  • Memorial reference

Memorials

Memorial

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  • So proud of my Dad. He wouldn’t talk about the war to us his three daughters. But we knew he was a gunner and served in North Africa and Italy and was a POW for a short time in Bardia, Libya. He was injured by friendly fire, shot through the knee. This affected his love of sports; rugby, cricket and middle distance running.
    Public - Claire - Child - 23 April 2020
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Sources

Sources

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    Second New Zealand Expeditionary Force. (1941). Nominal Roll Second New Zealand Expeditionary Force No. 4 (Embarkations from 1st April, 1941 to 30 June, 1941). Wellington, N.Z.: Govt. Printer. AWMM
    p.167 AWMM

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23 April 2020ClaireAuckland Child
23 April 2020KellyAucklandDirect descendant

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