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Hopkinson, William (Canada)


hOpiknsn, ivlIAm

ivlIAm cwrls hOpiknsn (16.6.1880-21.10.1914), pu`qr ivlIAm hOpiknsn dw jnm id`lI ivc hoieAw sI[ aus dw bwp AMgryzI &Oj ivc nOkrI krdw sI[ aus dI mW iek ihMdU AOrq sI, ijs ny Awpxw nW bdl ky AYgns r`K ilAw sI[ ihMdU mW dw pu`qr hox kr ky Aqy Bwrq ivc jMimAw qy piVHAw hox kr ky auh ihMdI zbwn dw vI mwihr sI[ jvwn hox ’qy auh klk`qw ivc pulIs ivc BrqI ho igAw[ 1907-08 ivc auh GuMmx iPrn vwsqy kYnyfw AwieAw[ ie`QoN dI AMgryzI srkwr ny aus nUM iemIgrySn ieMspYktr dw Ahudw dy id`qw[ mgroN auh iemIgrySn kimSnr dw cI& AisstYNt bx igAw[ AmrIkw srkwr ny vI aus dw &wiedw auTwieAw[ kYnyfw ivc aus ny kuJ ihMdU qy is`K dlwl vI bxw ley jo aus nUM sUhW idAw krdy sn[ ies dOrwn hI 22 meI 1914 dy idn kwmwgwtwmwrU jhwz vYnkUvr phuMicAw pr aus dy muswi&rW nUM kYnyfw ivc vVn nw id`qw igAw[ A^Ir jhwz nUM 23 julweI nUM vwips muVnw ipAw[ ies swry smyN dOrwn sUhW lYx ivc hwpiknsn dw v`fw rol irhw sI[

kwmwgwtwmwrU jhwz dy jwx mgroN knyfw dy AMgryz hwkm is`KW nUM iksy nw iksy FMg nwl szw dyxw cwhuMdy sn[ aunHW nUM BweI Bwg isMG (iB`KI ivMf, izlHw qrnqwrn), BweI blvMq isMG (gRMQI), BweI bqn isMG (dlyl isMG vwlw, izlHw mwnsw), BweI suMdr isMG (bwVIAW) qy hrnwm isMG swhrI vDyry cuBdy sn[ ies hwlq ivc ivlIAm hwpiknsn ny bylw isMG ijAwx, bwbU isMG, hrnwm isMG (imlsweIf gurduAwry dw iek swbkw gRMQI jo bwbU isMG dy nwl ieko kmry ivc rihMdw sI), Arjn isMG qy iek do hor pMjwbI Awpxy eyjMt bxwey hoey sn[ 31 Agsq 1914 dy idn hrnwm isMG dI lwS imlI; iksy ny aus dw isr v`F ky lwS jMgl ivc su`t id`qI sI (crcw sI ik ieh AYkSn jgq isMG surisMG dw sI, pr ieh jgq isMG ‘lwhor swizS kys’ vwlw nhIN sI)[ ikauN ik puls nUM kwqlW dw pqw nw l`gw ies kr ky ZdwrW dy hOsly burI qrHW ifgy hoey sn[ ZdwrW dI bdiksmqI ik 3 sqMbr nUM, Apxy hI iek dosq, rwm isMG h`QoN ZlqI nwl golI cl jwx kwrn Arjn isMG vI mwirAw igAw[ hux bylw isMG is`K AwgUAW ’qy vwr krnw cwhuMdw sI[ 5 sqMbr idn aus dy sskwr mgroN is`K gurduAwry ivc bYTy sI qW bylw isMG ny Bwg ’qy golIAW clweIAW[ aus dy bcwA vwsqy bqn isMG A`gy AwieAw[ bylw isMG ny aus ’qy vI &wier kr id`qw[ auh dovyN Agly idn cVHweI kr gey[

BwvyN srkwr ny bylw isMG ’qy rsmI muk`dmw clwieAw pr ieh idKwvy dI kwrvweI sI[ bylw isMG dy h`k ivc mukwmI ihMdUAW bwbU, Twkr, syvw, Amr, n`Qw, gMgU rwm qy fw: rGU nwQ qoN ielwvw hwpiknsn s&weI dy gvwh vjoN pyS hoieAw[

ieh swrI skIm Aqy kwrvweI ivlIAm cwrls hwpiknsn dI sI[ ieh D`kw vyK ky BweI myvw isMG lopoky jr nw sikAw qy aus ny hwpiknsn nUM szw dyx dw &Yslw kIqw[ 21 AkqUbr 1914 dy idn jd ivlIAm hwpiknsn Adwlq ivc bylw isMG dy h`k ivc gvwhI dyx vwsqy pu`jw hoieAw sI qW myvw isMG ny aus nUM au~Qy hI golIAW mwr ky mwr id`qw[ myvw isMG ’qy muk`dmw clw ky aus nUM, isr& 8 idn dy AMdr hI, 30 AkqUbr 1914 dy idn, &WsI dI szw suxw id`qI geI, qy 11 jnvrI 1915 dy idn &WsI vI dy id`qI geI.

(ivlIAm hOpiknsn s`jy pwsy)

ShId myvw isMG lopoky

(fw. hrijMdr isMG idlgIr)