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246578 Pte. Lionel Raymond Hopkins British Army 10th Btn. A Coy. Middlesex Regiment from:St. Johns Green, Battersea (d.27th April 1916) Lionel Hopkins, born on 26th July 1894 in Turvey. Bedfordshire was the son of George Edward and Francis Maud Hopkins of 1 Burnham Road, St. Albans, Hertfordshire. From 2nd January 1912 he was a teacher at Elstow Board Lower School. When he enlisted in Battersea on 1st November 1912 he was living in St. Johns Green, Battersea. He served with A Company 1st/10th Battalion Middlesex Regiment. He died of a fractured skull received in a fall on 27th of April 1916 aged 21 years in India and is buried in Kala Khan Cemetery, Naintal, India. He is commemorated on the Madras 1914-1918 War Memorial, Chennai, India and on the War Memorial, All Saints church, Turvey, Bedfordshire. A pupil of Bedford Modern School 1907-11, he is also commemorated on the School War Memorial. Information courtesy of www.roll-of-honour.com Please type your message:      We recommend you copy the text about this item and keep a copy on your own computer before pressing submit. Your Name:             Email Address:       @ **Please put first part of your email, (before the @ sign) in the first box, and the second part in the second box. Do not include @, it is automatic. Do not enter your full email in each box or add an @ sign or random spaces.**