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Frederick Hopgood
Information about birth
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Place of birth: St Mary Bourne, Hampshire, England, United Kingdom |
Army information
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Country: England, United Kingdom |
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Force: British Expeditionary Force |
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Rank: Private |
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Service number: 24806 |
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Enlistment place: Andover, Hampshire, England, United Kingdom |
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Units: — Hampshire Regiment, 14th Bn. (Last known unit) |
Information about death
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Date of death: 23/09/1917 |
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Place of death: Shrewsbury Forest, Zillebeke, Belgium |
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Cause of death: Killed in action (K.I.A.) |
Memorial
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Tyne Cot Memorial Panel: 89 |
Distinctions and medals 2
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British War Medal Medal |
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Victory Medal Medal |
Points of interest 3
| #1 | Place of birth | ||
| #2 | Enlistment place | ||
| #3 | Place of death (approximate) |
My story
Frederick Hopgood was a private of the Hampshire Regiment 14th Battalion, 116th Brigade, 39th Division. On the evening of 22 September 1917, they relieved the 15th Hampshire Battalion by Shrewsbury Forest, on the west of Gheluvelt, where they had to consolidate the line. On the 23rd of September, the battalion was heavily shelled by enemy fire, which caused several casualties: 27 men were wounded and 6 were killed. Private Hopgood was one of them.
Sources 2
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14 Battalion Hampshire Regiment (The National Archives, KEW (TNA), WO 95/2583/6). http://nationalarchives.gov.uk Sources used |
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Atkinson C.T., Regimental History: The Royal Hampshire Regiment, Vol II 1914-1918, (241-2) (Glasgow, Robert Maclehose & Company Ltd. , The University Press,1952). Sources used |
More information 3
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Commonwealth War Graves Commission Database https://www.cwgc.org/find-records/find-war-dead/casualty-details/837191 |
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Namenlijst (In Flanders Fields Museum) https://namenlijst.org/publicsearch/#/person/_id=e1bf20eb-444e-41ef-9020-29f8e703fcf8 |
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Lives of the First World War (Imperial War Museum) https://livesofthefirstworldwar.iwm.org.uk/lifestory/2544596 |