| Regimental number | 10/471 |
| Date of birth | |
| Place of birth | Cambridge, England |
| Religion | Wesleyan |
| Occupation | Salesman |
| Address | Box 50, Feilding |
| Marital status | Single |
| Age at embarkation | 26 |
| Height | 5' 10" |
| Weight | 143 lbs |
| Next of kin | B G Hopkins, 12 West Street, Newport, Isle of Wight, England |
| Previous military service | Served for 2 years in the Isle of Wight Rifles, Volunteer Force, England; not serving in any military unit at time of NZEF enlistment. |
| Enlistment date | |
| Place of enlistment | Awapuni |
| Rank on embarkation | Private |
| Enlistment status | Volunteer |
| Unit name | New Zealand Expeditionary Force, Main Body, Wellington Infantry Battalion |
| Embarkation details | Unit embarked from Wellington on board HMNZT 10 Arawa on |
| Final rank | Private |
| Final unit | 7th Wellington West Coast Company, Wellington Infantry Battalion |
| Fate | Killed in Action |
| Place of burial | No known grave |
| Commemoration details | Chunuk Bair (New Zealand) Memorial (Panel No 21), Gallipoli, Turkey |
| Miscellaneous information from cemetery records | Parents: Mr & Mrs R.G. Hopkins, 1 Rosehill Terrace, Drake Road, Newport, Isle of Wight, England |
| Other details |
War service: Egypt, Gallipoli Embarked Wellington, 16 October 1914; disembarked Alexandria, Egypt, 3 December 1914. Admitted to Egyptian Army Hospital, Cairo, 5 December 1914 (ingrowing toenails, right foot, and influenza); discharged, 26 December 1914. Joined Bn at Gallipoli, 9 May 1915. Reported missing, 8 August 1915. Board of Enquiry, held at Moascar Camp, Ismailia, 16 January 1916, concluded: 'Now believed to be dead.' War service: 352 days (of which 320 days were abroad) Medals: 1914-15 Star, British War Medal, Victory Medal |
| Miscellaneous details | Nominal Roll Vol. 1: Wellington Infantry Batln/Main Body |
| Sources | Archives New Zealand (Wellington), Agency AABK, Series 1880, File 18049705 |