223386 Pte. Walter Hopwood British Army 2/5th Btn. Manchester Regiment from:Salford Walter Hopwood joined the British Army on 20th of September 1916. After being shipped to the Western Front in France, he was assigned duty in Belgium near Poelcappelle until his unit was pulled back to the trenches west of St. Quentin, where the British forces were defending the front lines. He was captured by the German Army on 21st of March 1918 somewhere west of St. Quentin, France during the German Spring Offensive named Operation Michael. During the day of his capture, he suffered from inhaling liquid flame, which burned his lungs and made breathing difficult for the remaining portion of his life.
After the end of World War I, Walter returned home to Salford, UK and lived until June 1937.
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