Son of Mary Ann Hopkinson, of 4, Spring Street, Moses Gate, Farnworth, Lancashire. Formerly 1st/4th Bn., Loyal North Lancashire Regiment. Severely wounded 10/01/1917 in a raid on German trenches at Ypres, and died of these wounds at 13th General Hospital, France.
Hopkinson, William –
Personal details
- Surname: Hopkinson
- Forename: William
- Date of birth: Not known
- Birth place: Farnworth, Lancashire
- Place of residence: Farnworth, Lancashire
- Gender: Male
- Age of death: 22
- Place of death: Not known
- Date of death: February 5th, 1917
- Casualty type: Not known
Service details
- Rank: Private
- Unit: 1st/5th (Territorial) Battalion.
- Service number: 1959
- Regiment: Loyal North Lancashire Regiment
- Enlistment date: Not known
- Enlistment location: Farnworth, Lancashire
- Conflict: WW1
Decorations
- Service medals: St / V / BW
- Silver War badge: Not known
- Awards: Not known
Memorials
- Farnworth "Fallen In The Fight" Book
- Farnworth WWI War Memorial - Farnworth
- Loyal North Lanacashire Regiment - 5th Battalion (Territorials) Memorial (Queen's Park) - Bolton
- CWGC Memorial: Boulogne Eastern Cemetery, Pas de Calais, France
- CWGC reference: VIII. B. 199
Local newspaper entries
- Bolton Journal and Guardian entries: 28/12/1917
- Bolton Journal and Guardian references: S11*
- Farnworth and Worsley Journal entries: 23/02/1917 06/07/1917