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POOLE, Harry
Personal Details
| Service Number: | 2423 |
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| Enlisted: | 5 June 1916 |
| Last Rank: | Private |
| Last Unit: | 2nd Pioneer Battalion |
| Born: | Prahran, Victoria, Australia, 2 October 1893 |
| Home Town: | Poowong, South Gippsland, Victoria |
| Schooling: | Poowong State School, Victoria, Australia |
| Occupation: | Farmer |
| Died: | Killed in action, Belgium, 21 October 1917, aged 24 years |
| Cemetery: |
Perth Cemetery (China Wall), Ypres Plot IV, Row F, Grave No. 15. HE FOUGHT THE GOOD FIGHT SADLY MISSED AT HOME |
| Memorials: | Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Korumburra War Memorial, Poowong Great War Honour Board, Poowong War Memorial |
Service History
World War 1 Service
| 5 Jun 1916: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 2423, 2nd Pioneer Battalion | |
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| 28 Jul 1916: | Involvement Private, 2423, 2nd Pioneer Battalion, Third Ypres, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '5' embarkation_place: Melbourne embarkation_ship: HMAT Themistocles embarkation_ship_number: A32 public_note: '' | |
| 28 Jul 1916: | Embarked Private, 2423, 2nd Pioneer Battalion, HMAT Themistocles, Melbourne |
Personal Stories
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Stephen Brooks
Harry Poole was the son of Harry and Elizabeth Poole, of Poowong, Victoria. He and his younger brother Ernest James both enlisted on 5 June 1916, in the 2nd Pioneer Battalion.
His brother 2512A Pte. Ernest James 'Jim' Poole 2nd Australian Pioneers was killed in action five weeks before Harry died on 15 September 1917, aged 28.
The brothers joined the 2nd Pioneer Battalion during November 1916 and served on the Western Front for almost 12 months. Harry was away sick just at the time his brother was killed. Harry was farming before the war and was known as ‘Lal’ Poole to his family and friends.
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