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POULTON, John
Personal Details
| Service Number: | PA4871 |
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| Enlisted: | 4 September 1944 |
| Last Rank: | Stoker 2/c |
| Last Unit: | HMAS Nizam |
| Born: | Surry Hills, New South Wales, Australia, 9 April 1926 |
| Home Town: | Semaphore, Port Adelaide Enfield, South Australia |
| Schooling: | Ethelton school and the Adelaide Technical High School, Adelaide, South Australia |
| Occupation: | Apprentice Motor Mechanic |
| Died: | Swept overboard by a huge Squall, At Sea (HMAS Nizam), 11 February 1945, aged 18 years |
| Cemetery: |
No known grave - "Known Unto God" Plymouth Naval Memorial, Plymouth, Devon, England, United Kingdom Panel 95 Col 3 |
| Memorials: | Adelaide Technical High School Old Scholars WW2 Honour Roll, Adelaide WW2 Wall of Remembrance, Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Cape Leeuwin "N" Class Destroyers Association Memorial Wall and HMAS NIZAM Cairn |
Service History
World War 2 Service
| 4 Sep 1944: | Enlisted Royal Australian Navy, Stoker 2/c, PA4871, Royal Australian Navy, Port Adelaide, SA | |
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| 4 Sep 1944: | Enlisted Royal Australian Navy, Able Seaman, PA4871 | |
| 11 Feb 1945: | Involvement Royal Australian Navy, Stoker 2/c, PA4871, HMAS Nizam | |
| Date unknown: | Involvement |
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