Regimental number | 2816 |
Place of birth | Kingston, South Australia |
School | Kingston Public School, South Australia |
Religion | Roman Catholic |
Occupation | Labourer |
Address | Kingston, South Australia |
Marital status | Single |
Age at embarkation | 21 |
Height | 5' 8.5" |
Weight | 150 lbs |
Next of kin | Mother, Mrs R Poole, Kingston, South Australia |
Previous military service | Served for 2.5 years in 22nd Light Horse Regiment, Citizen Military Forces, Kingston, South Australia. |
Enlistment date | |
Rank on enlistment | Private |
Unit name | 16th Battalion, 9th Reinforcement |
AWM Embarkation Roll number | 23/33/3 |
Embarkation details | Unit embarked from Adelaide, South Australia, on board HMAT A15 Star Of England on |
Rank from Nominal Roll | Gunner |
Unit from Nominal Roll | 11th Field Artillery Brigade |
Fate | Killed in Action |
Age at death from cemetery records | 22 |
Place of burial | Menin Road South Military Cemetery (Plot I, Row U, Grave No. 16), Ypres, Belgium |
Panel number, Roll of Honour, Australian War Memorial | 17 |
Miscellaneous information from cemetery records | Parents: Edward and Rhoda POOLE, Kingston South East, South Australia |
Other details |
War service: Egypt, Gallipoli, Western Front Medals: 1914-15 Star, British War Medal, Victory Medal |
Miscellaneous details | Surname incorrectly entered on Embarkation Roll as POOL. |
Sources | NAA: B2455, POOLE Jack |