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Tuesday, January 1, 2013

Roll of Honour: Reginald Hopper



Bombadier R. F. Hopper
176 Field Regt. Royal Artillery
978785
Died on active service, 28 January 1944, England. Aged 28.
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Reginald Frank Hopper was born in 1916 in Surrey. He was the son of William and Emma Hopper (nee Hodkinson) and the husband of Angela Constance Hopper of Byfleet. He died on active service 28 January 1944.

Reginald is buried in Byfleet (St. Mary) churchyard (grave 37).
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Last updated 28 August 2009

Sources
Commonwealth War Graves Commission

Wednesday, December 26, 2012

Surrey schools champions in 1933

The team that won the 1933 Secondary Schools County Cup. Sadly five of the boys were to die in World War 2.


Saturday, October 27, 2012

1934 Senior Football Team

1934 Senior Football Team. Photo taken in upper playground.


Ronald Wood and Reginald Hopper were both killed in WW2. H. S. Roots served in and survived both wars.

Friday, October 26, 2012

1933 Prefects

1933 Prefects, photo taken in upper playground.


Reginald Hopper was killed in WW2. Roderic Coote became Bishop of Gambia.

Monday, October 15, 2012

1933 Senior Cricket Team

1933 First XI cricket team. Photo taken in front of the pavilion at the Loop Road playing fields.


Reginald Hopper was killed in WW2. H. S. Roots, sports master is on the left.

Wednesday, October 10, 2012

1930 Junior Football Team

1930 Junior football team. Photo taken in upper playground.


Paddy Coote and Reginald Hopper were killed in WW2. Paddy Coote was capped for Ireland at rugby.