Personal data
| Name | Hoptrough |
|---|---|
| Initials | H.C. |
| Christian name | Herbert Charles ("Bertie") |
Military data
| Rank | Cpl. |
|---|---|
| Regiment / Unit | 15 Hampshire Regiment |
| Date of death | |
| Age | 21 |
| Cemetery / Memorial | Tyne Cot Memorial (Passendale), Pnl. 88 to 90 and 162 |
Other information
- Information
- Took communion at Talbot House on 25.12.1916. Was taken out for lunch at a local restaurant by Tubby, together with Cpl. Frederick Burrow, 15 Hampshire Regiment. Burrow and Hoptrough also spent Easter Day 1917 with Tubby.
- Information 2
- Both Burrow and Hoptrough were members of Tubby's Boys' Club "Company Brown" of St. Mary's, Portsea, where Tubby was a curate when the war broke out.
- Information 3
- Killed in action
Media
Sources
- Source
- Liber Vitae 1923
- Source 2
- Liber Vitae 1928
- Source 3
- Louagie J., "A Touch of Paradise in Hell": index