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Cyprus Sebastian POUNTNEY

Regimental number2862
Place of birthMoree, New South Wales
ReligionChurch of England
OccupationStudent
Address27 Walker Street, North Sydney, New South Wales
Marital statusSingle
Age at embarkation18
Height5' 5"
Weight131 lbs
Next of kinFather, Walter Norman Pountney, 27 Walker Street, North Sydney, New South Wales
Enlistment date30 September 1916
Date of enlistment from Nominal Roll9 September 1916
Place of enlistmentSydney, New South Wales
Rank on enlistmentPrivate
Unit name36th Battalion, 6th Reinforcement
AWM Embarkation Roll number23/53/2
Embarkation detailsUnit embarked from Sydney, New South Wales, on board HMAT A72 Beltana on 25 November 1916
Rank from Nominal RollGunner
Unit from Nominal Roll7th Field Artillery Brigade
FateReturned to Australia 1 July 1919
Miscellaneous information from
  cemetery records
Parents: Walter Norman and Elizabeth POUNTNEY, North Sydney, New South Wales. Native of Moree, New South Wales.
Family/military connectionsBrothers: [18724] Lt Horace Randolph POUNTNEY, 3rd Division Artillery, returned to Australia, 15 May 1919; 905 Pte Claude Hastings POUNTNEY, 7th Light Horse Regiment, killed in action, 16 August 1915.
Other details

War service: Western Front

Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal
SourcesNAA: B2455, POUNTNEY Cyprus Sebastian

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