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Wilfrid Lawson POOLE

Regimental number3206
Place of birthBlackburn England
ReligionMethodist
OccupationElectric wireman
AddressWest Perth, Western Australia
Marital statusSingle
Age at embarkation26
Next of kinMother, Mrs A Poole, 12 Whalley Street, Blackburn, England
Enlistment date11 September 1916
Date of enlistment from Nominal Roll20 August 1916
Rank on enlistmentPrivate
Unit name5th Pioneer Battalion, Reinforcement 7
AWM Embarkation Roll number14/17/4
Embarkation detailsUnit embarked from Fremantle, Western Australia, on board HMAT A8 Argyllshire on 9 November 1916
Regimental number from Nominal Roll3206A
Rank from Nominal RollPrivate
Unit from Nominal Roll11th Battalion
FateKilled in Action 23 August 1918
Age at death from cemetery records27
Place of burialHeath Cemetery (Plot III, Row E, Grave No. 15), Harbonnieres, France
Panel number, Roll of Honour,
  Australian War Memorial
63
Miscellaneous information from
  cemetery records
Parents: George and Alice POOLE, 12 Whalley Street, Blackburn, England

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