William Lees POYNER

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Service Number:	2017
Enlisted:	6 September 1914, Enlisted at Melbourne
Last Rank:	Private
Last Unit:	6th Infantry Battalion
Born:	Birmingham, England, United Kingdom, 1883
Home Town:	Metung, East Gippsland, Victoria
Schooling:	Council School, Birmingham, England
Occupation:	Tinsmith
Died:	Killed in Action, Gallipoli, Gallipoli, Dardanelles, Turkey, 25 April 1915
Cemetery:	No known grave - "Known Unto God" No known grave Panel 27, Lone Pine Memorial, Gallipoli Peninsula, Canakkale Province, Turkey
Memorials:	Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Lone Pine Memorial to the Missing

6 Sep 1914:	Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 2017, 6th Infantry Battalion, Enlisted at Melbourne
19 Oct 1914:	Involvement Private, 2017, 6th Infantry Battalion, ANZAC / Gallipoli, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '8' embarkation_place: Melbourne embarkation_ship: HMAT Hororata embarkation_ship_number: A20 public_note: ''
19 Oct 1914:	Embarked Private, 2017, 6th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Hororata, Melbourne

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Arrived in Australia aged 17 years

Son of William Lees Poyner and Mrs Poyner of 29 Weyman Street, Birmingham, England

Medals: 1914-15 Star, British War Medal, Victory Medal

Prior to enlisting he was employed by David Casement of Metung, Victoria