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POULTNEY, Zephaniah
Personal Details
| Service Number: | 480 |
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| Enlisted: | 22 August 1914, Pontville, Tasmania |
| Last Rank: | Sergeant |
| Last Unit: | 12th Infantry Battalion |
| Born: | Hobart, Tasmania, Australia, 1 April 1882 |
| Home Town: | Hobart, Tasmania |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Farm Labourer |
| Died: | Gun shot wounds to back, 36th Casualty Clearing Station, France, 9 January 1917, aged 34 years |
| Cemetery: |
Heilly Station Cemetery Plot V, Row F, Grave 36, |
| Memorials: | Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Clarence Honour Roll, Hobart Roll of Honour |
Service History
World War 1 Service
| 22 Aug 1914: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 480, 12th Infantry Battalion, Pontville, Tasmania | |
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| 20 Oct 1914: | Involvement Private, 480, 12th Infantry Battalion, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '10' embarkation_place: Hobart embarkation_ship: HMAT Geelong embarkation_ship_number: A2 public_note: '' | |
| 20 Oct 1914: | Embarked Private, 480, 12th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Geelong, Hobart | |
| 6 May 1916: | Promoted AIF WW1, Sergeant, 12th Infantry Battalion |
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Elizabeth Allen
Zephaniah George POULTNEY was born in Hobart, Tasmania on 1st April, 1882
His parents were John POULTNEY & Ann Elizabeth JOHNSON
He enlisted in Pontville, Tasmania on 22nd August, 1914 and embarked with the 12th Battalion, D Company on the ship Geelong from Hobart on 20th October, 1914
He died of wounds (Shell wounds to his back) at the 36th Casualty Clearing Station and is buried in the Heilly Station Cemetery, (Plot V, Row F, Grave 36)
His name is memorialised on the Australian War Memorial
Medals: 1914-15 Star, British War Medal & Victory Medal
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