John POULTON

POULTON, John

Service Number: PA4871
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
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World War 2 Service

4 Sep 1944: Enlisted Royal Australian Navy, Stoker 2/c, PA4871, Royal Australian Navy, Port Adelaide, SA
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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