POULSON, Reginald
| Service Number: | 1234 |
|---|---|
| Enlisted: | 8 September 1914, Pontville, Tas. |
| Last Rank: | Sergeant |
| Last Unit: | 12th Infantry Battalion |
| Born: | Hobart, Tasmania, Australia, 4 January 1892 |
| Home Town: | Hobart, Tasmania |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Bootmaker |
| Died: | Natural causes, Hobart, Tasmania, Australia, 24 August 1944, aged 52 years |
| Cemetery: |
Cornelian Bay Cemetery and Crematorium, Tasmania Church Of England, Hh, Number 278 |
| Memorials: | Hobart Roll of Honour |
World War 1 Service
| 8 Sep 1914: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Sergeant, 1234, 12th Infantry Battalion, Pontville, Tas. | |
|---|---|---|
| 22 Dec 1914: | Involvement Sergeant, 1234, 12th Infantry Battalion, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '10' embarkation_place: Melbourne embarkation_ship: HMAT Themistocles embarkation_ship_number: A32 public_note: '' | |
| 22 Dec 1914: | Embarked Sergeant, 1234, 12th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Themistocles, Melbourne | |
| 11 May 1915: | Wounded AIF WW1, Sergeant, 1234, 12th Infantry Battalion, ANZAC / Gallipoli, GSW left knee | |
| 2 May 1916: | Discharged AIF WW1, Sergeant, 1234, 12th Infantry Battalion, Medically unfit |
Help us honour Reginald Poulson's service by contributing information, stories, and images so that they can be preserved for future generations.
Add my storyBiography contributed by Faithe Jones
Husband of Elsie POULSON
Of Derwent, Hobart, Tas.
MR. R. POULSON
Mr Reginald Poulson died yesterday, at Hobart, after a brief illness. For the past 11 years he was on the halls staff of the Hobart City Council as hall-keeper of the Hobart City Hall and relief hall-keéper of the Town Hall. He was aged 50 years. Before joining the council staff he was employed for 23 years by the boot manufacturing firm of Blundstone's. He was the eldest son of Mr and the late Mrs George Poulson and served on Gallipoli as a member of the first reinforcements of the 12th Battalion. AIF. Later he was wounded in action at Gallipoli, and was among the first of the wounded to return to Tasmania. Two sons are serving in the present war, Don in Italy and Eldon in New Guinea. Mr Poulson was a member of Operative Lodge of Freemasons. Messrs Eric and Fred Poulson, of Hobart, are brothers.
Click images to start slideshow.