HOPKINS, Joseph Raymond
(Service number 67813)
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Birth
| Date | 10/06/1897 | Place of Birth | New Zealand |
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| Served with | NZ Armed Forces | Served in | Army |
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Death
| Date | 22 May 1939 | Age | 39 yrs |
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| Memorial or Cemetery | Timaru Cemetery | ||
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Biographical Notes
Son of Joseph Samuel & Kathleen Agatha (nee GAREY) HOPKINS, of Gapes Valley. Attended Bromley School, Christchurch, & Gapes Valley School. Brother Harrap William HOPKINS died of disease in 1915 & brother Leslie Garey HOPKINS was killed in action in 1917. Married Enid Zoe FOWLER in 1927; son Harrap Douglas HOPKINS, daughter Zoe Constance Catherine HOPKINS. Presented with a wristlet watch at his farewell in Gapes Valley hall in January 1918.
Sources
Timaru Herald, 19 January 1918 (Papers Past) [22 December 2013]; TDC headstone image (Timaru Cemetery) [2 February 2014]
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