Claim: Cedric Bassett Popkin, born on June 20, 1890 in Sydney, NSW, Australia, was an engineer before being a sergeant in the 4th Division of the Australian Army who fought in the World War I.
Evidence: 20 June 1890
Sydney, NSW, Australia Popkin was born in Sydney on 20 June 1890 and was a carpenter by trade. Popkin left Australia on 20 October with the 6th Reinforcements, 7th Machine Gun Company on HMAT Port Lincoln. By April 1918, Popkin – who had achieved the rank of Sergeant – was a gunner in the 24th Machine Gun Company, part of the Australian 4th Division, which was stationed in the Somme Valley, France.