HOPKINSON,
EMILIUS, Captain, was born in 1869, eldest son of Jonathan Hopkinson, of Frant, Sussex; was MA, MB
(Oxon); MRCS, LRCP, FZS. He
served in the South African War, 1900-1; was mentioned in Despatches;
received the Queen's Medal with four clasps, and was created a Companion of
the Distinguished Service Order [London Gazette, 27 September 1901]: "E
Hopkinson, Captain (Medical Officer), 10th Battalion Imperial Yeomanry. In
recognition of services during the operations in South Africa”. He was
Protectorate Medical Officer, Gambia, West Africa, and later Travelling
Commissioner, South Bank Province, Gambia. In 1912 Captain Hopkinson
published 'A Vocabulary of the Mandingo Language'.
DSO, QSA (4) CC
OFS Trans SA 01 (Surg-Capt 56th Coy 15th IY).
March 1979 £465.
