Hopkins, Mervyn
Personal Information
Rank | P/O |
Forename(s) | Mervyn |
Surname | Hopkins |
Gender | M |
Age | 25 |
Decorations | |
Date of Death | 04-05-1944 |
Next of Kin | Son of George Edward and Dorothea Hopkins, of Cosham, Portsmouth. |
Aircraft Information
Aircraft | de Havilland Mosquito II |
Serial Number | DD779 |
Markings | VL- |
Memorial Information
Burial/Memorial Country | France |
Burial/Memorial Place | Champignol-lez-Mondeville Churchyard |
Grave Reference | Grave 2. |
Epitaph | AT THE GOING DOWN OF THE SUN AND IN THE MORNING WE WILL REMEMBER THEM |
IBCC Memorial Information
Phase | 2 |
Panel Number | 184 |
Enlistment Information
Service Number | 171701 |
Service | Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve |
Group | 100 |
Squadron | 169 |
Trade | Navigator |
Country of Origin | United Kingdom |
Commonwealth War Graves Commission
The National Archives
Record of Events (Operational Record Book) AIR 27/1094/26 |
Summary of Events (Operational Record Book) AIR 27/1094/25 |
Fellow Servicemen
Last Operation Information
Start Date | 03-05-1944 |
End Date | 04-05-1944 |
Takeoff Station | Little Snoring |
Day/Night Raid | Night (83% moon) |
Operation | Bomber Support for the raid on Mailly-le-Camp (Serrate radar counter-measures) |
Reason for Loss | Crashed at Champignol-lez-Mondeville, France |