William Henry POYNTON

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POYNTON, William Henry

Service Number:	2100
Enlisted:	5 May 1915, Keswick, South Australia
Last Rank:	Sergeant
Last Unit:	27th Infantry Battalion
Born:	Allendale, Victoria, Australia, 27 November 1888
Home Town:	Adelaide, South Australia
Schooling:	North Adelaide School
Occupation:	Assayer
Died:	Drowned, Alexandria, Egypt, 7 November 1915, aged 26 years
Cemetery:	Alexandria (Chatby) Military and War Memorial Cemetery, Egypt
Memorials:	Adelaide National War Memorial, Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Port Augusta Davenport WW1 Memorial

World War 1 Service

5 May 1915:	Enlisted AIF WW1, Keswick, South Australia
23 Aug 1915:	Involvement AIF WW1, 2100, 27th Infantry Battalion, ANZAC / Gallipoli, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '15' embarkation_place: Adelaide embarkation_ship: RMS Morea embarkation_ship_number: '' public_note: ''
23 Aug 1915:	Embarked AIF WW1, 2100, 27th Infantry Battalion, RMS Morea, Adelaide
7 Nov 1915:	Involvement AIF WW1, Sergeant, 2100, 27th Infantry Battalion, ANZAC / Gallipoli, --- :awm_ww1_roll_of_honour_import: awm_service_number: 2100 awm_unit: 27 Battalion awm_rank: Sergeant awm_died_date: 1915-11-07

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Biography

An enquiry found that Sgt. Poynton accidentally fell over-board from the H.T. Royal George on the night of 07 Nov 1915 in the Alexandria Harbour, and that every effort was made to find him without success. His body was found in the harbour at Gumrok, Caracol, Alexandria on 11 Nov 1915. There were no suspicious circumstances. - Information taken from his Service Record (recordsearch.naa.gov.au)

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