Cedric Popkin
Cedric Popkin | |
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Group portrait of the officers and NCOs of the 24th Machine Gun Company in March 1918. Sergeant Popkin is second from the right in the middle row. | |
| Birth name | Cedric Bassett Popkin |
| Born | June 20, 1890 Sydney, Australia |
| Died | January 26, 1968 (aged 77) Tweed Heads, Australia |
| Buried | Mt. Thompson Memorial Gardens, 27°31′32.9″S 153°04′39.9″E / 27.525806°S 153.077750°EBrisbane, Australia |
| Allegiance | Australia |
| Service | Australian Army |
| Years of service | 1916–1919 |
| Rank | Sergeant |
| Unit | 24th Machine Gun Company |
| Battles | |
| Awards | Victory Medal |
| Other work | Carpenter, postmaster |
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Cedric Bassett Popkin (20 June 1890 – 26 January 1968) was an Australian soldier considered most likely to have killed "The Red Baron". Popkin was an anti-aircraft (AA) machine gunner with the First Australian Imperial Force (AIF) during the First World War.