Derek Johnstone and Carole Fife have provided the following:
Charles Hopper was born on 27th December 1893 at Cambois, Northumberland. His parents were Andrew Hopper, a coal miner born at Bebside near to Blyth, and Francis Jemima Hopper (nee Waugh) who was born at Scremerston in the north of Northumberland.
In 1901 the Hopper family lived at 8, Watergate, Cambois. Charles was 7 years old. In the house at this time were siblings Jemima 13, Robert 15, and Christopher aged 4.
The 1911 Census show Charles, aged 17, still living in the family home which is now at 18, Chapel Row, Cambois where he was working as a coal miner landing keeper.
Charles Hopper enlisted 19th February 1915 and was part of the 1st R.N. Field Ambulance Draft for M.E.F. He then went to Mudros, a small Greek port on the Mediterranean of Lemnos where he probably would have been involved with the Gallipoli campaign. He was on active service from 26th January 1916 – 2nd November 1917 when he died. Charles was struck by shrapnel which penetrated his chest and he died of wounds.
There is no evidence to show Charles was married.
Charles Hopper is remembered in Cambois on C6.02 and in Gateshead on G39.030
