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Jack POOLE

Regimental number2816
Place of birthKingston, South Australia
SchoolKingston Public School, South Australia
ReligionRoman Catholic
OccupationLabourer
AddressKingston, South Australia
Marital statusSingle
Age at embarkation21
Height5' 8.5"
Weight150 lbs
Next of kinMother, Mrs R Poole, Kingston, South Australia
Previous military serviceServed for 2.5 years in 22nd Light Horse Regiment, Citizen Military Forces, Kingston, South Australia.
Enlistment date12 July 1915
Rank on enlistmentPrivate
Unit name16th Battalion, 9th Reinforcement
AWM Embarkation Roll number23/33/3
Embarkation detailsUnit embarked from Adelaide, South Australia, on board HMAT A15 Star Of England on 21 September 1915
Rank from Nominal RollGunner
Unit from Nominal Roll11th Field Artillery Brigade
FateKilled in Action 18 September 1917
Age at death from cemetery records22
Place of burialMenin 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 detailsSurname incorrectly entered on Embarkation Roll as POOL.
SourcesNAA: B2455, POOLE Jack

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