Hopkinson, George Gordon

War
World War II, 1939-1945
Unit
Canadian Infantry

CDN/160
Royal Canadian Infantry Corps
King's Shropshire Light Infantry
Hereford Regiment, British Army Lieutenant

Born: June 19th 1920, Tavistock
Died: April 1st 1945, Wounded near Caen, France; killed in action
Attended: Local school and Central Collegiate, Hamilton
Enlisted: 1939, Hamilton, ON
Trained: After joining Hamilton 5th Field Ambulance, sent to England, then returned to Canada for Officer Training at Three Rivers; left Canadian Army; went to England and joined Hereford Regiment, 1st Battalion of the British Army
Served: England, Holland, France
Family: Parents - Keith Clark and Adelaide Martha Hopkinson
Wife - Married to Donna Marie Smith in 1942
Brothers - Keith and Dr. Mervyn
Sisters - Audrey Muchan, Margaret Taylor
Comments: Wounded near Caen, France; died April 1945; buried in Holten Canadian War Cemetery, Holland; Memorial Reference: IV.F.10