Frederick John van der Byl HOPLEY

1883 - 1951  (67 years)

• Name	Frederick John van der Byl HOPLEY
  Born	27 Aug 1883	Grahamstown
  Gender	Male
  Died	16 Aug 1951	Harare, Zimbabwe
  Person ID	I23546	Families of the Overberg
  Last Modified	28 Nov 2019

  
  

  Father	William Musgrove HOPLEY,   b. 13 Jun 1853, Cradock ,   d. 11 Mar 1919, Johannesburg.  (Age 65 years)
  Relationship	natural
  Mother	Anna Catharina van der BYL,   b. 21 Apr 1858, Caledon ,   d. 5 Dec 1922, Cape Town  (Age 64 years)
  Relationship	natural
  Married	28 Jun 1882	Wynberg, Cape Town
  Family ID	F28095	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Notes

  Excelled at all sports and represented Cambridge University, Mashonoland a nd England at cricket. He also played Rugby for various English clubs a nd represented that country and Rhodesia. During a journey from Port Eliza beth to school in Cape Town he was shipwrecked off Agulhas when no lives w ere lost. He farmed on 'Fair Adventure' in Rhodesia until his enlistment as 2nd Lt G renadier Guards. He was awarded the DSO for gallantry Overberg Origins. Edmund Burrows