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COPCUTT, William George
Personal Details
| Service Number: | 2472 |
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| 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) |
Service History
World War 1 Service
| 28 Jul 1915: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, SN 2472, Claremont, Tasmania | |
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| 5 Oct 1915: | Involvement AIF WW1, Private, SN 2472, 26th Infantry Battalion, Enlistment/Embarkation WW1 | |
| 5 Oct 1915: | Embarked AIF WW1, Private, SN 2472, 26th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Warilda, Brisbane | |
| 23 Jul 1916: | Involvement AIF WW1, Private, SN 2472, 12th Infantry Battalion, Battle for Pozières |
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