Ranks Held | Lieutenant, Second Lieutenant |
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Birth Date | 1883-03-05 |
Birth Place | United Kingdom: England, Greater London, Mile End |
Death Date | 1917-04-15 |
Death Place | France: Picardie, Somme, Louverval |
Final Rank | Lieutenant |
Service | Australian Imperial Force |
Units |
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Places | |
Conflict/Operation | First World War, 1914-1918 |
Gazettes |
Biographical information They dared mightily. in 1963 Published in London Gazette in 1917-06-08 Published in Commonwealth Gazette in 1917-10-04 |
Lieutenant Charles Pope
Charles Pope (1883-1917) was born in London but migrated to Canada, where he worked for the Canadian Pacific Railways. He returned to London in 1906 and joined the Metropolitan Police Force, resigning in 1910 to come to Australia with his family. He enlisted in the AIF in August 1915, and in February 1916 he was commissioned as an officer.
Pope was killed in action at Louverval in a desperate "last stand" charge, and was awarded a posthumous Victoria Cross. Occupying an important picquet post during a German attack on the village, he was ordered "to hold this post at all costs". The enemy attacked the post and surrounded it, while Pope sent back an urgent request for re-supply. Before anything could arrive, and with his men out of ammunition, Pope ordered them to charge the large German force. Later his body, together with those of his men, was found close to 80 dead Germans. He is buried in Moeuvres Communal Cemetery in France.
Rolls
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Honours and Awards (Recommendation):
- Unit
- 11th Australian Infantry Battalion
- Conflict
- First World War, 1914-1918
- Rank
- Lieutenant
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Honours and Awards:
- Unit
- 11th Australian Infantry Battalion
- Conflict
- First World War, 1914-1918
- Rank
- Lieutenant
- London Gazette
- 08 June 1917 on page 5703 at position 2
- Commonwealth Gazette
- 04 October 1917 on page 2627 at position 92
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Australian Red Cross Wounded and Missing Files:
- Unit
- 11th Australian Infantry Battalion
- Conflict
- First World War, 1914-1918
- Rank
- Lieutenant
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Honours and Awards (Recommendation):
- Unit
- 11th Australian Infantry Battalion
- Conflict
- First World War, 1914-1918
- Rank
- Lieutenant
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Roll of Honour:
- Unit
- 11th Australian Infantry Battalion
- Conflict
- First World War, 1914-1918
- Rank
- Lieutenant
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First World War Embarkation Roll:
- Conflict
- First World War, 1914-1918
- Rank
- Second Lieutenant
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First World War Nominal Roll:
- Unit
- 11th Australian Infantry Battalion
- Conflict
- First World War, 1914-1918
- Rank
- Lieutenant
Timeline
Date of birth | 05 March 1883 | Mile End, London, England. |
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Other | 1910 | Migrated to Australia. |
Date and unit at enlistment (ORs) | 25 August 1915 | 11 Battalion. |
Date of enlistment | 01 September 1915 | |
Date commissioned | 10 February 1916 | Appointed 2nd Lieutenant. |
Date of embarkation | 15 July 1916 | |
Date promoted | 26 December 1916 | Appointed Lieutenant. |
Date of death | 15 April 1917 | Louverval, France. |
Date of honour or award | 15 April 1917 | Awarded Victoria Cross for action at Louverval, France whilst serving with 11 Battalion, 3 Brigade, 1 Division as a Lieutenant |
Date of recommendation honour or award | 28 April 1917 |
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