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Hopkinson, George Frederick "Hoppy"

Geboortedatum:
1896 (Nottinghamshire, England)
Overlijdensdatum:
9 september 1943 (Castellaneta, Italie)
Begraven op:
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Vak: X. Rij: B. Graf: 33.
Nationaliteit:
Britse

Biografie

Rang: Major-General. Hopkinson is de enige Britse para-generaal die tijdens de Tweede Wereldoorlog is gesneuveld.

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Periode:
Eerste Wereldoorlog (1914-1918)
Rang:
Lieutenant (1e Luitenant)
Eenheid:
4th Battalion North Staffordshire Regiment, 72nd Brigade, 24th Division, British Army
Toegekend op:
6 september 1918
For conspicuous gallantry and devotion to duty. During a fortnight's operations of a most arduous description, his services in maintaining communication between brigade headquarters and the front line were most valuable, and his example of fine personal courage and coolness under heavy fire, worthy of the highest praise. On one occasion, having been unable to find the battalion to whom he was to convey orders for retirement, he returned a second time, but encountered an enemy patrol, who opened a heavy fire. Eluding the patrol, he came across one of our wounded, whom he helped to get on to his motor-cycle and managed to convey back to safety, though all the time being subjected to heavy fire.
Military Cross (MC)
Periode:
Tweede Wereldoorlog (1939-1945)
Rang:
Acting Lieutenant-Colonel (Waarnemend Luitenant-Kolonel)
Eenheid:
General Headquarters (GHQ) Reconnaissance Unit, Headquarters, British Expeditionary Force (BEF), British Army
Toegekend op:
20 augustus 1940
Officer of the Order of the British Empire (OBE)

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