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William Charles Hopkins

Rank Electrical Artificer 3rd Class
Service Number M 5095
Born 12/09/1890 Taunton

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Devonport
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HMS Defence

Class Minatour class Armoured Cruiser

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Plymouth Naval Memorial

The memorial was designed by Sir Robert Lorimer and is situated on The Hoe which looks directly towards Plymouth Sound. There are 23,204 identified casualties listed of which 7,231 were sailors in World War One. The memorial was unveiled by HRH Prince George on 29th July 1924

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Died 31/05/1916 Lost at Sea Plymouth Naval Memorial Next of kin address Somerset England Taunton Ham Road Creech St Michael England Mother E. J. Hopkins Father William John Hopkins More info Served aboard HMS Defence from 15th October 1915 to 31/5/1916.