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Charles Pope VC

Erection date: 21/4/2017

Inscription

{Below an image of a Victoria Cross medal:}
Lieutenant Charles Pope, Australian Imperial Force (Western Australia), 15th April 1917.

Site: Charles Pope VC (1 memorial)

E1, Sidney Square

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Charles Pope VC

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