Ronald Nicholas Lamond (Hoppy) HOPKINS CBE

HOPKINS, Ronald Nicholas Lamond

Service Number: 26
Enlisted: 1 January 1918
Last Rank: Major General
Last Unit: Staff Corps
Born: Stawell, Victoria, Australia , 24 May 1897
Home Town: Nagambie, Strathbogie, Victoria
Schooling: Melbourne Church of England Grammar School, Victoria, Australia
Occupation: Army Officer
Died: Walkerville, South Australia , 24 November 1990, aged 93 years, cause of death not yet discovered
Cemetery: Enfield Memorial Park, South Australia
Cremated
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World War 1 Service

1 Jan 1918: Enlisted AIF WW1, Lieutenant
7 Mar 1918: Involvement Lieutenant, 6th Light Horse Regiment, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '24' embarkation_place: Melbourne embarkation_ship: SS Ormonde embarkation_ship_number: '' public_note: ''
7 Mar 1918: Embarked Lieutenant, Australian Flying Corps (AFC), SS Ormonde, Melbourne

World War 2 Service

8 May 1940: Enlisted Major General, 26, Staff Corps
8 May 1940: Enlisted Australian Military Forces (Army WW2), Major General, 26

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Biography contributed by Diane Miller

Source:  Woman, December 4, 1944

 

“The first AIF man to receive the American award of the Legion of Merit is BRIGADIER RT. N. L. HOPKINS, A Victorian who has been serving as liaison officer on the staff of Admiral Daniel E. Barbey commander of amphibious forces in the South West Pacific area.  Brigadier Hopkins has taken part in landing operations at 11 centres – Woodlark, Lae, Finschhafen, Arawe, Cape Gloucester, Saidor, Hollandia, Wakde and Biak islands, Sansapor and Morotai – and the citation pays tribute to his “exceptionally meritorious conduct in the performance of outstanding service to the United States Government.” Brigadier Hopkins graduated from the Royal Military College, Duntroon, in 19178 and was given command of the Seventh Australian Division cavalry regiment in 1940”.

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