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POOLE, Gordon
Personal Details
| Service Number: | NX35866 |
|---|---|
| Enlisted: | 27 June 1940, Wagga Wagga, NSW |
| Last Rank: | Private |
| Last Unit: | 2nd/20th Infantry Battalion |
| Born: | Leeds, England, 28 April 1910 |
| Home Town: | Yenda, Griffith, New South Wales |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Tractor Driver |
| Died: | Illness - Acute Colitis whilst POW, Changi POW Camp, Singapore, 1 October 1944, aged 34 years |
| Cemetery: |
Labuan War Cemetery H. B. 12. |
| Memorials: | Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Ballarat Australian Ex-Prisoners of War Memorial, Finley War Memorial, Griffith Anglican Cathedral Church of St. Alban the Martyr WW2 Honour Roll, Yenda WW2 War Memorial |
Service History
World War 2 Service
| 3 Sep 1939: | Involvement Private, NX35866, 2nd/20th Infantry Battalion | |
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| 27 Jun 1940: | Enlisted Australian Military Forces (WW2) , Private, NX35866, 2nd/20th Infantry Battalion, Wagga Wagga, NSW |
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Faithe Jones
Son of Frederick and Elizabeth Poole, of Nowra, New South Wales, Australia.
LOVED SON OF MR. & MRS.F.POOLE OF YENDA, N.S.W.
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