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3384400 Private William Henry Hopkinson

Killed/died of wounds/other causes in Palestine (1943) or in the United Kingdom (early 1944) due to training or exercises.

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Born on: 01 Jan 1914
Died on: 17 May 1944
Died at:
Aged: 30
Buried at: Burnley Cemetery, Lancashire NE. 10540.

Rest in Peace Private Hopkinson:
11th Bn. Parachute Regt., A.A.C.
Son of Charles and Ellen Hopkinson; husband of Florence Hopkinson, of Burnley.


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