Maj Arthur John HOPKINS [15667]

  General Notes:

Hopkins, Arthur John (Solicitor).
Address: 29 King's Chambers, Angel Street, St.Helens Lodge, Chesterfield, Sheffield in 1905.
Whites Directory of Sheffield & Rotherham.

Arthur served in WWI in the Derbyshire Territorials.

Captain Arthur Hopkins, Solicitor from Chesterfield, was Officer Commanding "A" Company, Derbyshire Territorials.
During their time in the front line trenches the Officers and men of the Battalion tried to make to best of the surroundings. For the Officers of the Battalion the conditions were generally much better as Captain Arthur Hopkins of "A" Company described in a letter to his father.
"Our lot in the trenches is really not so bad as you image…In the dug out I last occupied we had a table with wooden seats on either side. Our meals are cooked over charcoal braziers. The food issued couldn't be better, we have bacon, bread, butter, jam and an excellent tinned ration composed of stewed meat and vegetables."
Ref: for image and article, courtesy https://derbyshireterritorials.files.wordpress.com/2013/11/hopkins-aj.jpg

Arthur had returned to England on the 12th May 1915 and was transferred to hospital due to eczema. https://derbyshireterritorials.files.wordpress.com/2014/08/tolson-1915-e1411133999951.jpg

Gazette of 6.1.1916:
Capt A.J. Hopkins to be temporary Major d/- Oct 23rd.
Ref: N. Morrow 2015

Maj Arthur John Hopkins 1/6th Sherwood Foresters, lived at Haddon cottage, Brampton, Chesterfield and was a solicitor. He was discharged from the army because of heart trouble in 1918.
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  Other Records

1. Census: England, 5 Apr 1891, Clifton House Gregory St IIkeston DBY. Arthur J is recorded as son aged 11 a scholar born Abergavenny MOM

2. Census: England, 31 Mar 1901, Granville Gdns Hammersmith LND. Arthur J Hopkins is recorded as a boarder unmarried aged 21 a Law Solicitors Articled Clerk born Abergavenny MOM

3. Census: England, 2 Apr 1911, Walton Chesterfield DBY. Arthur John is recorded as a son aged 31 unmarried a solicitor on his own account born Abergavenny MOM