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Battalion / unit at enlistment: 196th Bn
U of S affiliation at enlistment: student
Killed, died or wounded: killed
Birth: 18 Jan 1896, Hartney, MB, Canada
College Building memorial: First floor, centre west
Slide number(s): HR-1060, HR-1061
Attestation place: Saskatoon
Attestation date: 25 Apr 1917
Present address: Saskatoon, SK
Occupation: uniersity student
Religion: Methodist
Age: 21 years, 2 months
Height (inches): 69.25
Chest expansion (inches): 40.00
Amount of expansion (inches): 7.00
Cause: killed in action
Location: Passchendale, Belgium
Father's Address: 307 Saskatchewan Cres., Saskatoon, SK, Canada (1917)
College Building list #: 64
Roll of Honour list #:
Roll of Service (1928) #: 31
Long List #: 31
Hopkins, Grenville Carson
Identification
Regimental number: 2193335Battalion / unit at enlistment: 196th Bn
U of S affiliation at enlistment: student
Killed, died or wounded: killed
Birth: 18 Jan 1896, Hartney, MB, Canada
College Building memorial: First floor, centre west
Slide number(s): HR-1060, HR-1061
U of S attendance
Entry date | College | Left - date | Left - reason | Degree | Degree - date | Notes |
1914 | Arts | 1918 | grad | B.A. | 1918 |
Military service - attestation
Volunteer/drafted: volunteerAttestation place: Saskatoon
Attestation date: 25 Apr 1917
Present address: Saskatoon, SK
Occupation: uniersity student
Religion: Methodist
Age: 21 years, 2 months
Height (inches): 69.25
Chest expansion (inches): 40.00
Amount of expansion (inches): 7.00
Military service - assignments
Group | Type | Location | First known date | Last known date | Reason for end of assignment | Notes |
196th Bn | March 1917 | DuVal draft | ||||
PPCLI | 1917 Nov 15 | KIA |
Rank
Rank | Date | Notes |
Private |
Death
Date of death: 15 Nov 1917Cause: killed in action
Location: Passchendale, Belgium
Family
Father: Hopkins, WilliamFather's Address: 307 Saskatchewan Cres., Saskatoon, SK, Canada (1917)
Non-military addresses
Address | Occupation | Earliest date | Latest date | Source | Notes |
Saskatoon | student | 1914 | 1917 | U of S Calendar |
Sources
National Archives reference: RG 150 Box 4490 - 73College Building list #: 64
Roll of Honour list #:
Roll of Service (1928) #: 31
Long List #: 31
Links to more information
- Search National Archives' Soldiers of the First World War database (automatic search based on regimental number or name)
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