Identity
Person No.
14337
Service No.
Unknown
Last Name
First Name
Basil George Hopelinen
Initials
B G H
Date of Birth
Unknown
Est. Birth Year
Age at Death
30
Military Service
Death Record
Date of Death
Grave Reference
Location
Country
Locality
Cemetery
Coordinates
Additional Information
Notes
Son of the late Rev. Canon G. F. Maclear, D.D. (Warden of St. Augustine's College, Canterbury, Kent). Left his farm in Cape Province, South Africa (where he had been since 1904), Aug., 1915 to serve. See http://www.hambo.org/kingscanterbury/view_man.php?id=195
Citation
LG Sup 31 May 1916 - "For conspicuous gallantry and ability. When ordered to establish communication with another battalion, he did so over 250 yards of ground in the face of very heavy shell fire, establishing bombing posts as he proceeded."
External Source
Unknown
South African War Graves Project