JACK HOPGOOD – WWII RAAF POW
I have been advised that Jack Hopgood POW (RAAF) passed away on Thursday, 14th October. Jack was 101 years old and was possibly the last or at least one of the last survivors of Changi, where he suffered 3 years of hell. There is plenty about his history on the web, but as for his official service number and Military Records I haven’t had a chance to research.
Have you looked at the National Archives records of POWs gives Jack’s RAAF Service Number – 26149
POW card digitised here https://recordsearch.naa.gov.au/SearchNRetrieve/Interface/DetailsReports/ItemDetail.aspx?Barcode=32138291&isAv=N
His service Dossier is here (also digitised) https://recordsearch.naa.gov.au/SearchNRetrieve/Interface/DetailsReports/ItemDetail.aspx?Barcode=4568083&isAv=N
and here is a studio portrait taken in 2016
https://www.awm.gov.au/collection/C2588929