Gerald Hopkinson
Gerald Hopkinson | |
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| Birth name | Gerald Charles Hopkinson |
| Born | 27 May 1910[1] Wellington, Somerset, England[2] |
| Died | 2 June 1989 (aged 79) Osborne House, Isle of Wight |
| Allegiance |  United Kingdom |
| Service/ |  British Army |
| Years of service | 1930–1962 |
| Rank | Major-General |
| Commands held | 44th Battalion Royal Tank Regiment 4th Mechanized Brigade 1st Royal Tank Regiment 33rd Armoured Brigade 4th Division |
| Battles/wars | World War II |
| Awards | Companion of the Order of the Bath Distinguished Service Order Officer of the Order of the British Empire Military Cross |
Major-General Gerald Charles Hopkinson CB DSO OBE MC (27 May 1910 – 2 June 1989) was a British Army officer who commanded 4th Division.
Early life[]
Hopkinson was born in Wellington, Somerset to Captain Charles Reginald Thompson Hopkinson of the East Surrey Regiment, who was killed in action in September 1914, and Beryl Mary Stewart.[3][4]
Military career[]
Educated at Haileybury,[5] Hopkinson was commissioned in to the Royal Tank Corps in 1930.[6] He served in World War II[7] as Commanding Officer of 44th Battalion Royal Tank Regiment[8] and then, briefly, as acting Commander of 4th Armoured Brigade in early 1945.[9] He became Commanding Officer of 1st Royal Tank Regiment in 1952.[10] He was appointed Commander of 33rd Armoured Brigade in 1953, General Officer Commanding 4th Division in 1957 and Director of the Royal Armoured Corps in 1959 before retiring in 1962.[11]
References[]
- ^ England & Wales, Civil Registration Death Index, 1916–2007
- ^ 1911 England Census
- ^ Somerset, England, Church of England Baptisms, 1813–1914
- ^ Clutterbuck, L. A.; Dooner, W. T. (1914). The Bond of Sacrifice: A Biographical Record of All British Officers who Fell in the Great War. Anglo-African Pub. Contractors. pp. 194–195. Retrieved 19 February 2020.
- ^ Military Crosses - Haileybury
- ^ "No. 33639". The London Gazette. 29 August 1930. p. 5361.
- ^ Recommendations for Honours and Awards
- ^ Chadwick (1970), The Royal Tank Regiment, p114
- ^ Orders of Battle Archived 14 March 2007 at the Wayback Machine
- ^ "1 Royal Tank Regiment Commanding Officers". Archived from the original on 10 August 2011. Retrieved 16 August 2011.
- ^ Army Commands Archived 5 July 2015 at the Wayback Machine
- British Army generals
- British Army personnel of World War II
- Royal Tank Regiment officers
- Companions of the Order of the Bath
- Companions of the Distinguished Service Order
- Officers of the Order of the British Empire
- People educated at Haileybury and Imperial Service College
- Recipients of the Military Cross
- 1910 births
- 1989 deaths
- People from Wellington, Somerset