| Accession Number | P03284.001 |
|---|---|
| Collection type | Photograph |
| Object type | Black & white - Film copy negative |
| Maker |
Unknown |
| Date made | c 1916 |
| Conflict |
First World War, 1914-1918 |
| Copyright |
Item copyright: Copyright expired - public domain
|
Outdoors portrait of 2472 Private (Pte) William George Copcutt, 12th Battalion, of Hobart Tas. ...
Description
Outdoors portrait of 2472 Private (Pte) William George Copcutt, 12th Battalion, of Hobart Tas. Pte Copcutt, a telegraph linesman in civilian life, enlisted on 28 July 1915 and was taken on strength with the 12th Battalion on 1 March 1916. He was killed at Pozieres on 26 July 1916, aged twenty six. Pte Copcutt was awarded a posthumous Military Medal (MM) for conspicuous gallantry and devotion to duty for taking over the firing of a lewis gun after his team leader had been killed, the machine gun being under a barrage of machine gun, shell and bomb fire. The award was promulgated in the London Gazette on 21 September 1916.