Orders, Decorations, Medals and Militaria

A Great War ‘Ypres 1915’ D.C.M. group of seven awarded to Acting Regimental Sergeant-Major C. Hopkins, Gloucestershire Regiment

Distinguished Conduct Medal, G.V.R. (5794 C.S. Mjr: C. Hopkins. 2/Glouc: Regt.); Queen’s South Africa 1899-1902, 3 clasps, Cape Colony, Orange Free State, Transvaal (5794 Cpl. C. Hopkins, Gloucester Regt.) later replacement issue; King’s South Africa 1901-02, 2 clasps, South Africa 1901, South Africa 1902 (5794 L. Cpl. C. Hopkins. 2/Gloucester Regt.) later replacement issue; 1914-15 Star (5794 C.S. Mjr. C. Hopkins. Glouc: R.); British War and Victory Medals (5794 W.O. Cl. 1. C. Hopkins. Glouc. R.); Army L.S. & G.C., G.V.R., 1st issue (5794 C.S. Mjr. C. Hopkins. Glouc: R.) mounted on card for display, light contact marks, otherwise very fine and better (7) £900-£1,200

D.C.M. London Gazette 30 June 1915:
‘For conspicuous gallantry displayed in undertaking in daylight a reconnaissance in front of the enemy’s trenches, and advancing to within 10 yards of the German lines.’

Charles Hopkins was born at Cirencester and enlisted into the Gloucestershire Regiment at Athlone on 27 February 1900. He served overseas in South Africa from 17 October 1900 to 11 November 1902; in India from 12 November 1902 to 24 November 1910; at Malta from 22 March 1912 to 11 September 1913; in China from 12 September 1913 to 7 November 1914; and in France from 19 December 1914 to 2 January 1917, when he was invalided home with malaria. He was finally discharged from the 5th Battalion (T.A.) on 26 February 1921, and was afterwards employed at Oakley Hall School, Cirencester from 1928. He died at Cirencester on 2 April 1952, aged 70.

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