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COPCUTT, William George

Service Number:	2472
Enlisted:	28 July 1915, Claremont, Tasmania
Last Rank:	Private
Last Unit:	12th Infantry Battalion
Born:	Hobart, Tasmania, 1890
Home Town:	Battery Point, Hobart, Tasmania
Schooling:	Not yet discovered
Occupation:	Telegraph linesman
Died:	Killed in Action, Pozieres, France , 26 July 1916
Cemetery:	No known grave - "Known Unto God" No known grave, Villers-Bretonneux Memorial, Villers-Bretonneux, Picardie, France
Memorials:	Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Hobart Roll of Honour, Villers-Bretonneux Memorial (Australian National Memorial - France)

World War 1 Service

28 Jul 1915:	Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 2472, Claremont, Tasmania
5 Oct 1915:	Involvement AIF WW1, Private, 2472, 26th Infantry Battalion, Enlistment/Embarkation WW1, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '15' embarkation_place: Brisbane embarkation_ship: HMAT Warilda embarkation_ship_number: A69 public_note: ''
5 Oct 1915:	Embarked AIF WW1, Private, 2472, 26th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Warilda, Brisbane
23 Jul 1916:	Involvement AIF WW1, Private, 2472, 12th Infantry Battalion, Battle for Pozières , --- :awm_ww1_roll_of_honour_import: awm_service_number: 2472 awm_unit: 12th Australian Infantry Battalion awm_rank: Private awm_died_date: 1916-07-26

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