Hopwood, John
Personal Information
Rank | F/O |
Forename(s) | John |
Surname | Hopwood |
Gender | M |
Age | 32 |
Decorations | |
Date of Death | 10-04-1945 |
Next of Kin | Son of James Alfred and Bertha Hopwood. Husband of Phyllis Irene Hopwood of Flanshaw, Wakefield, Yorkshire. |
Aircraft Information
Aircraft | Avro Lancaster I |
Serial Number | RF122 |
Markings | LE-S |
Memorial Information
Burial/Memorial Country | Germany |
Burial/Memorial Place | Berlin 1939-1945 War Cemetery |
Grave Reference | Coll. grave 4. Z. 2-6. |
Epitaph | HE, TOO, GAVE HIS LIFE FOR US |
IBCC Memorial Information
Phase | 1 |
Panel Number | 51 |
Enlistment Information
Service Number | 162070 |
Service | Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve |
Group | 5 |
Squadron | 630 |
Trade | Navigator |
Country of Origin | United Kingdom |
Other Memorials
Location | Adjacent to former Main Guardroom, LAHC, East Kirkby, Lincolnshire |
Country | United Kingdom |
Memorial Type | Inscribed Memorial Stone, Memorial Plaques & Metal Sculpture |
Memorial Text | In memory of those who gave their lives with 57 Sqn & 630 Sqns 1939 - 1945 |
Location | The Chapel, Lincolnshire Aviation Heritage Centre, East Kirkby, Lincolnshire |
Country | United Kingdom |
Memorial Type | Inscribed Wooden RoH |
Memorial Text | In proud memory of the men of No 630 Sqn who lost their lives operating from RAF East Kirkby 1943 to 1945 |
Commonwealth War Graves Commission
The National Archives
Record of Events (Operational Record Book) AIR 27/2157/1 |
Summary of Events (Operational Record Book) AIR 27/2152/35 |
Fellow Servicemen
Last Operation Information
Start Date | 10-04-1945 |
End Date | 11-04-1945 |
Takeoff Station | East Kirkby |
Day/Night Raid | Night (4% moon) |
Operation | Leipzig |
Reason for Loss | Shot down in the target area during an attack on rail yards |