Regimental number | 2767 |
Place of birth | Beechworth Victoria |
Other training | Roseworth Agricultural College, South Australia |
Religion | Church of England |
Occupation | Motor mechanic |
Address | Croesus Street, Kalgoorlie, Western Australia |
Marital status | Single |
Age at embarkation | 20 |
Next of kin | Father, Edward Poynton, Croesus Street, Kalgoorlie, Western Australia |
Previous military service | Nil |
Enlistment date | |
Rank on enlistment | Private |
Unit name | 28th Battalion, 6th Reinforcement |
AWM Embarkation Roll number | 23/45/2 |
Embarkation details | Unit embarked from Fremantle, Western Australia, on board HMAT A38 Ulysses on |
Rank from Nominal Roll | Private |
Unit from Nominal Roll | 51st Battalion |
Fate | Killed in Action |
Place of death or wounding | Fleurbaix, Fromelles, France |
Age at death from cemetery records | 20 |
Place of burial | Rue-Du-Bois Military Cemetery (Plot I, Row D, Grave No. 12), Fleurbaix, France |
Panel number, Roll of Honour, Australian War Memorial | 153 |
Miscellaneous information from cemetery records | Parents: Edward and Laura POYNTON, Kalgoorlie, Western Australia. Native of Bachworth, Victoria |
Family/military connections | Cousins: 2100 Pte William Henry POYTON, 27th Bn, drowned, Egypt, 7 November 1915; 10184 Sergeant Edward Robert FURNISS DCM, 10th Field Company Engineers, killed in action, 4 October 1917. |