Identity
Person No.
10246
Service No.
111240
Last Name
First Name
Reginald John
Initials
R J
Date of Birth
Unknown
Est. Birth Year
Age at Death
24
Military Service
Death Record
Date of Death
Cause of Death
Died in Aircraft Accident, Wellington DV422, training took off from RAF Edgehill for general handling practice. While demonstrating stalling and recovery the aircraft went into a dive and at 14:20 crashed and burned near Wild Spring Farm, Little Tew, 5 miles east-north-east of Chipping Norton with the loss of 6 crew
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Additional Information
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Son of Walter Henry and Christine Maria Hopkins; husband of Barbara Dawn Hopkins, of Manor Park, Essex. Of South Africa. Born Waku, Cape Province. Educated Cambridge High School; General Botha Cadet Draft 1932-3. (Junior Cadet Captain). Reginald John Hopkins joined the Thesen Line in 1934 as an Apprentice.
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External Source
Unknown
South African War Graves Project