HOPKINS, Reginald Seymour Phelps
(Service number 80015)
| Aliases |
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| First Rank |
Sergeant |
Last Rank |
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Birth
| Date |
15/09/1893 |
Place of Birth |
Palmerston North |
Enlistment Information
| Date |
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Age |
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| Address at Enlistment |
39 Matilda Street, Timaru |
| Occupation |
Soldier |
| Previous Military Experience |
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| Marital Status |
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| Next of Kin |
Alfred Phelps HOPKINS (father), Kingston, New Brighton, Christchurch |
| Religion |
Church of England |
| Medical Information |
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Military Service
| Served with |
NZ Armed Forces |
Served in |
Army |
| Military District |
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Embarkation Information
| Body on Embarkation |
New Zealand Expeditionary Force |
| Unit, Squadron, or Ship |
42nd Reinforcements, A Company |
| Date |
1 August 1918 |
| Transport |
Tofua |
| Embarked From |
Wellington |
Destination |
London, England |
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| Last Unit Served With |
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Military Awards
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| Service Medals |
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Death
| Date |
5 January 1949 |
Age |
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| Place of Death |
Nadi, Fiji |
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| Notices |
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| Memorial or Cemetery |
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| Memorial Reference |
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Biographical Notes
Reginald Seymour Phelps HOPKINS was the elder son of Alfred Phelps and Eliza Ann (née KELLY) HOPKINS. When Reginald enlisted he was a soldier with the Defence Department at Timaru.
Sources
Auckland War Memorial Museum Cenotaph Database [7 September 2014]; NZ Defence Force Personnel Records (Archives NZ ref. AABK 18805 W5541 0056557) [29 June 2016], NZ Defence Force Personnel Records (Archives NZ ref. AABK 18805 W5937 0360482) [29 June 2016]; NZ BDM Indexes (Department of Internal Affairs) [28 June 2016]; Star, 28 February 1913, Grey River Argus, 16 June 1915, Colonist, 9 November 1915, Timaru Herald, 11 January 1916, 18 April 1916, 4 May 1916, 26, 27 & 29 June 1916, 8 & 25 July 1916, 18 & 24 August 1916, 21 October 1916, 5 February 1917, 1 March 1917, 17 October 1917, 30 April 1918, 6 May 1918, 18 May 1918 [x 2], 9 July 1918, Press, 18 March 1916, 19 March 1918, 10 December 1918, 26 April 1919, 27 January 1922, 30 March 1929, Ashburton Guardian, 20 March 1917, Star, 5 February 1918, Evening Post, 18 & 24 May 1918, Sun, 23 January 1919, Auckland Star, 7 March 1933 (Papers Past) [27 April 2015, 28 June 2016]
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