POLKINGHORNE, Josiah George
| Service Number: | 1967 |
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| Enlisted: | 12 April 1915, Keswick, South Australia |
| Last Rank: | Second Lieutenant |
| Last Unit: | 48th Infantry Battalion |
| Born: | Thackeringa, New South Wales, 28 November 1895 |
| Home Town: | Silverton, New South Wales |
| Schooling: | Unknown |
| Occupation: | Pipe Fitter |
| Died: | Natural Causes, Cardross, Victoria, buried in Gol Gol Cemetery in NSW, 6 September 1984, aged 88 years |
| Cemetery: | Not yet discovered |
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World War 1 Service
| 12 Apr 1915: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Keswick, South Australia | |
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| 23 Aug 1915: | Involvement AIF WW1, Private, 1967, 27th Infantry Battalion, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '15' embarkation_place: Adelaide embarkation_ship: RMS Morea embarkation_ship_number: '' public_note: '' | |
| 23 Aug 1915: | Embarked AIF WW1, Private, 1967, 27th Infantry Battalion, RMS Morea, Adelaide | |
| 4 Nov 1918: | Involvement AIF WW1, Second Lieutenant, 48th Infantry Battalion | |
| 5 Jul 1919: | Discharged AIF WW1 |
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Elizabeth Allen
Josiah George POLKINGHORNE was born on 28th November 1895 in Thackeringa, NSW
His parents were Josiah POLKINGHORNE and Martha Ann DAVY who married in 1888 in South Australia
He was promoted through the ranks from Private to 2nd Lieutenant & was awarded the Military Medal for bravery in the field at Messines on 8th June, 1917 - he was appointed a 2nd Lieutenant on 4th November, 1918 and returned to Australia on 13th May, 1919 on the ship Dunluce Castle - he was discharged on 5th July, 1919
He was awarded the 1914-15 Star, British War Medal & the Victory Medal for his services in WW1
Josiah married Alice DULLART in 1920 in Broken Hill, NSW and lived there for about 40 years before moving to Cardross near Mildura in Victoria
He died in 1984 in Cardross, Victoria and is buried in Gol Gol Cemetery in New South Wales
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His son Allan Josiah George POKINGHORNE was in the RAAF in WW2 as a Flight Lieutenant (SN414950) and was awarded the Distinguished Flying Cross for service in the 1st Tactical Airforce - he was discharged in 1946 and became a pilot
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