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Henry Arthur Hopkins

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Henry Arthur Hopkins, Italy 1944

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Identity

About

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  • Title
  • Forenames
    Henry Arthur AWMM
  • Surname
    Hopkins AWMM
  • Ingoa
  • Also known as
    Harry AWMM
  • Service number
    WWII 37083 AWMM
  • Gender
    Male AWMM
  • Iwi / Hapū / Waka / Rohe
  • Religion
    Church of England, Christian AWMM

Civilian life

About birth

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  • Birth
    30 January 1913 Public source Public source
  • Date of birth
  • Place of birth
  • Birth notes
  • Address before enlistment
    WW2 52 Read's Quay, Gisborne AWMM
  • Post war occupation
  • Next of kin on embarkation
    WW2 Mrs. Joan Beatrice Hopkins(wife), Patutahi AWMM
  • Relationship status
    1941 AWMM Married/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 37083 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 Unknown 2NZEF Nom Roll 4
    Age 27 AWMM
    Supervisor/Civilian 2NZEF Nom Roll 4
    Gisborne, Gisborne 2NZEF Nom Roll 4
  • 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
    • Complexion, WWII AWMM
      Olive AWMM
    • Eye colour, WWII AWMM
      Brown AWMM
    • Hair colour, WWII AWMM
      Black AWMM
    • Height, WWII AWMM
      5 feet 6 inches AWMM

Last known rank

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  • Last rank

Biographical information

Biographical information

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  • Husband of Joan; father of Wayne and Wanda.

    All four brothers saw active service in WW2: Henry (s/n 37083) Roy (s/n64474), Stephen (s/n 434889) and Alan (s/n 67944) AWMM

Death

About death

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  • Death
    14 October 1998 Public source
    Age 85 AWMM
    Mt Maunganui, Bay of Plenty Public source
  • Date of death
  • Age at death
  • Place of death
  • Cause of death
  • Death notes
  • Cemetery
    Pyes Pa Cemetery, Tauranga, New Zealand AWMM
  • Cemetery name
  • Grave reference
  • Obituary
  • Memorial name
  • Memorial reference

Memorials

Memorial

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Sources

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  • References
    • 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
    • Cenotaph data entry form AWMM
    • Information kindly provided by family AWMM

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