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POYNER, William
Personal Details
| Service Number: | 341 |
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| Enlisted: | 2 September 1914, Blackboy Hill, NSW |
| Last Rank: | Private |
| Last Unit: | 11th Infantry Battalion |
| Born: | Kidderminster, Worcestershire, England, 1893 |
| Home Town: | Midland, Swan, Western Australia |
| Schooling: | Elementary School, Sunday School, & Weslayan Church School, England |
| Occupation: | Railway Employee |
| Died: | Killed in Action, Gallipoli, Gallipoli, Dardanelles, Turkey, 2 May 1915 |
| Cemetery: |
No known grave - "Known Unto God" No known grave Panel 34, Lone Pine Memorial, Gallipoli Peninsula, Canakkale Province, Turkey |
| Memorials: | Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Lone Pine Memorial to the Missing, Midland WW1 Clock Tower & Town Hall Memorial |
Service History
World War 1 Service
| 2 Sep 1914: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 341, 11th Infantry Battalion, Blackboy Hill, NSW | |
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| 2 Nov 1914: | Involvement Private, 341, 11th Infantry Battalion, ANZAC / Gallipoli, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '10' embarkation_place: Fremantle embarkation_ship: HMAT Ascanius embarkation_ship_number: A11 public_note: '' | |
| 2 Nov 1914: | Embarked Private, 341, 11th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Ascanius, Fremantle |
Personal Stories
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Carol Foster
Arrived in Australia aged 19 years
Address at the time of enlistment was Newcastle Road, Midland Junction, WA
Son of James and Mary Poyner of Park Villa, Sutton Road, Kidderminster, England. Brother of James Ernest Poyner who was serving in the Royal Navy on board HMS Nessus when he was killed during the Battle of Jutland on 1 June 1916 and has no known grave. His name appears on the Plymouth Naval Memorial, Panel 13
Medals: 1914-15 Star, British War Medal, Victory Medal
Also served in the Worcestshire Territorials for almost 2 years
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