Hopkins Peter Gunner 14278672

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Name Hopkins Peter
Army number 14278672
Rank Gunner
Decorations None known beyond Service Awards
Date of birth Not yet ascertained.
Age (At time of death). Not yet known.
Unit Enlisted - probably conscripted - 3/9/1942 in the General Staff Corps. Underwent Basic Training at a Primary Training Centre. Transferred to the Royal Artillery 14/10/1942 and posted to the 9th Field Training Regiment. Posted to the 1st Mountain Regiment 15/12/1942. Posted to the Regimental Home Details 6/8/1944. Served Normandy? Posted to the 3rd Mountain Regiment 6/4/1945. Posted overseas. Posted X List (2) South East Asia 4/7/1945. Returned to 3rd Mountain Regiment 9/7/1945. Posted to 123rd Field Regiment 1/12/1945. Posted X List 2 5/7/1946. Returned to 123rd Field Regiment 12/7/1946. Posted to 6th Medium Regiment 16/8/1946. Posted X List (2) India 9/11/1946. Returned to 6th Medium Regiment 2/1/1947. Returned to the UK. Release Y List (7) 14/3/1947. Release 31/5/1947. Relegated to the Z/T Reserve 31/5/1947. Demobilised.
Company/Battery Not yet known.
Platoon or other sub-unit Not yet known.
Task or role Details awaited.
Joined Brigade Not yet known.
Promotions None known.
Wounded Not so far as is known.
Prisoner of War Not so far as is known.
Died/Killed in action Date of death not yet ascertained.
Home address No family information yet.
Source table

Much of the information on this Page was extracted from the soldier’s Royal Artillery Tracer Card – held on Ancestry.co.uk.