Private 9054 Martin Hopkins

The St Helens Reporter
Courtesy Ste M

Regiment/Unit: Royal Irish Regiment - 2nd Bn.
Theatre of War: France & Flanders
Date Entered Therein: 13/08/1914

Age at death: 25
Date of death: 25th of August 1914 (Tuesday)
Born: Kilmoremoy, Co Mayo
Resided: Silkstone St, St Helens, Lancs
Burial / Memorial: St Symphorien Military Cemetery - Obourg Chyd. Mem. 2.

BMD details:
Marriage: 08/10/1913 Martinum HOPKINS to Annam ROONEY at Sacred Heart RC.

Family details:
Widow & Legatees: Ann & Children

Census details:
Not identified before 1911. 1911 - Sees 22 years old 'Collier Filler' Martin boarding at 31 Bolton Street, Parr, St Helens with the Wall family.

Notes:
Age taken from census.

[pic]imgs/WW1_misc/9054MartinHopkins.jpg[/pic][caption]Army Registers of Soldiers' Effects, 1901-1929[/caption] [pic]imgs/WW1_misc/MHopkinsRIRandJMunroCheshires.jpg[/pic][caption]The St Helens Reporter - Courtesy Ste M[/caption] [pic]imgs/WW1_headstones/MartinHopkinsRIR.jpg[/pic][caption]The headstone of Private Martin Hopkins at St. Symphorien Military Cemetery (Photograph Courtesy of [url=http://www.findagrave.com/index.html]Find A Grave[/url])[/caption]