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George Augustus POEPPEL

Regimental number4579
Place of birthBundaberg Queensland
ReligionMethodist
OccupationWarehouseman
AddressKiaora, Milton Road, Nundah, Brisbane, Queensland
Marital statusSingle
Age at embarkation22
Next of kinMother, Mrs E M Poeppel, Milton Road, Nundah, Brisbane, Queensland
Enlistment date7 September 1915
Rank on enlistmentPrivate
Unit name15th Battalion, 14th Reinforcement
AWM Embarkation Roll number23/32/2
Embarkation detailsUnit embarked from Brisbane, Queensland, on board HMAT A62 Wandilla on 31 January 1916
Rank from Nominal RollPrivate
Unit from Nominal Roll15th Battalion
FateDied whilst a Prisoner of War 2 February 1917
Age at death from cemetery records23
Place of burialAchiet-Le-Grand Communal Cemetery Extension (Plot II, Row M, Grave No. 4), France
Panel number, Roll of Honour,
  Australian War Memorial
77
Miscellaneous information from
  cemetery records
Parents: Frederick and Eva POEPPEL, Melton Road, Queensland. Native of Bundaberg, Queensland
Other details

War service: Western Front

Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal

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