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POOLE, Edwin William

Service Number:	268
Enlisted:	12 July 1915, An original member of B Company, 30th Bn.
Last Rank:	Private
Last Unit:	55th Infantry Battalion
Born:	Gunnedah, New South Wales, Australia, 1891
Home Town:	Merewether, Newcastle, New South Wales
Schooling:	Not yet discovered
Occupation:	Wheeler
Died:	Killed in action, France, 2 April 1917
Cemetery:	Lebucquiere Communal Cemetery Extension, France Plot I, Row B, Grave No. 6.
Memorials:	Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Gunnedah & District Great War Honour Roll L-Z, Gunnedah Cenotaph

World War 1 Service

12 Jul 1915:	Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 268, 30th Infantry Battalion, An original member of B Company, 30th Bn.
9 Nov 1915:	Involvement Private, 268, 30th Infantry Battalion, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '16' embarkation_place: Sydney embarkation_ship: HMAT Beltana embarkation_ship_number: A72 public_note: ''
9 Nov 1915:	Embarked Private, 268, 30th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Beltana, Sydney
2 Apr 1917:	Involvement Private, 268, 55th Infantry Battalion, --- :awm_ww1_roll_of_honour_import: awm_service_number: 268 awm_unit: 55th Australian Infantry Battalion awm_rank: Private awm_died_date: 1917-04-02

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Biography contributed by Debra Taite

Edwin and his three cousins all served in the war and paid the ultimate sacrifice.