LEST WE FORGET
Aircraftman Class I Roy Reus HOPKIN
Service No: 15371
Born: Young NSW, 8 November 1911
Enlisted in the RAAF: 2 June 1940
Unit: No. 1 Engineering School, Ascot Vale VIC
Died: Natural Causes, Melbourne VIC, 20 June 1940, Aged 28 Years
Buried: Botany General Cemetery, Sydney, NSW
CWGC Additional Information: Son of Archibald and Gertrude Hopkin; husband of Thelma May Hopkin, of Waverley
Roll of Honour: Unknown
Remembered: Panel 117, Commemorative Area, Australian War Memorial, Canberra ACT
On 20 June 1940, Aircraftman Class I Hopkin, a Trainee Technician, died from natural causes.
References:
Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour On-Line Records (RAAF Casualty Information compiled by Alan Storr (409804))
Commonwealth War Graves Commission On-Line Records
Department of Veterans’ Affairs On-Line WWII Nominal Roll
National Archives of Australia On-Line Record A9301, 15371