David POUNTNEY

Regimental number965
Place of birthRavenswood Queensland
ReligionChurch of England
OccupationCarpenter
AddressTownsville PO, Townsville, Queensland
Marital statusSingle
Age at embarkation21
Next of kinMother, Mrs M A Thompson, Townsville PO, Townsville, Queensland
Enlistment date21 December 1914
Rank on enlistmentPrivate
Unit name5th Light Horse Regiment, 5th Reinforcement
AWM Embarkation Roll number10/10/2
Embarkation detailsUnit embarked from Newcastle, New South Wales, on board HMAT A57 Malakuta on 17 May 1915
Rank from Nominal RollPrivate
Unit from Nominal Roll5th Light Horse Regiment
FateReturned to Australia 13 September 1915
Date of death4 May 1921
Miscellaneous information from
  cemetery records
Plaque in Garden of Remembrance, Qld.