John POPPLEWELL

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Service Numbers:	2182, 2182A
Enlisted:	17 May 1915
Last Rank:	Private
Last Unit:	3rd Infantry Battalion
Born:	Penshurst, New South Wales, Australia, February 1897
Home Town:	Kogarah, Sydney, New South Wales
Schooling:	Sandringham Public School, New South Wales, Australia
Occupation:	Fisherman
Died:	Killed in action, Gallipoli, Turkey, 7 August 1915
Cemetery:	No known grave - "Known Unto God" Lone Pine Memorial, Gallipoli Peninsula, Canakkale Province, Turkey
Memorials:	Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Lone Pine Memorial to the Missing, Sutherland WW1 Memorial Wall

17 May 1915:	Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 2182, 3rd Infantry Battalion
16 Jun 1915:	Involvement Private, 2182, 3rd Infantry Battalion, ANZAC / Gallipoli, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '7' embarkation_place: Sydney embarkation_ship: HMAT Karoola embarkation_ship_number: A63 public_note: ''
16 Jun 1915:	Embarked Private, 2182, 3rd Infantry Battalion, HMAT Karoola, Sydney
7 Aug 1915:	Involvement Private, 2182A, 3rd Infantry Battalion, ANZAC / Gallipoli, --- :awm_ww1_roll_of_honour_import: awm_service_number: 2182A awm_unit: 3 Battalion awm_rank: Private awm_died_date: 1915-08-07

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