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POOLE, Frederick Alexander
Personal Details
| Service Number: | 1204 |
|---|---|
| Enlisted: | 21 March 1916, An original member of D Company, 36th Bn. |
| Last Rank: | Private |
| Last Unit: | 55th Infantry Battalion |
| Born: | Branxton, New South Wales, Australia, 1894 |
| Home Town: | Merewether, Newcastle, New South Wales |
| Schooling: | Mereweather Public School, New South Wales, Australia |
| Occupation: | Miner |
| Died: | Killed in action, Belgium, 26 September 1917 |
| Cemetery: |
No known grave - "Known Unto God" Menin Gate Memorial, Ypres, Flanders, Belgium |
| Memorials: | Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Gunnedah & District Great War Honour Roll L-Z, Gunnedah Cenotaph, Ypres (Menin Gate) Memorial |
Service History
World War 1 Service
| 21 Mar 1916: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 1204, 36th Infantry Battalion, An original member of D Company, 36th Bn. | |
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| 13 May 1916: | Involvement Private, 1204, 36th Infantry Battalion, Third Ypres, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '17' embarkation_place: Sydney embarkation_ship: HMAT Beltana embarkation_ship_number: A72 public_note: '' | |
| 13 May 1916: | Embarked Private, 1204, 36th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Beltana, Sydney | |
| 26 Sep 1917: | Involvement Private, 1204, 55th Infantry Battalion, Third Ypres, --- :awm_ww1_roll_of_honour_import: awm_service_number: 1204 awm_unit: 55th Australian Infantry Battalion awm_rank: Private awm_died_date: 1917-09-26 |
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Stephen Brooks
The son of William and Alice Poole, of Farley, New South Wales. His older brother, 268 Pte. Edwin William Poole, also of the 55th Battalion AIF, was also killed in action in France on 2 April 1917, aged 25. Several cousins were also killed.
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