Private

Edward Arthur Poole

Conflict: 
WW1
Additional Information: 

Son of Margaret M. Poole, of Isla Bank, Southland, Invercargill, and the late Edward Samuel Poole.

References:
  • CWGC
Relatives Who Are Also Casualties:
NZ WAR GRAVES
CONTRIBUTED

Public Contributions:

Edward was one of three brothers from the Poole family in Isla Bank, Southland, who were killed in action during WW1. The other brothers were Thomas and Albert Poole.

Personal Tributes:

Casualty

Service Number: 
39308
Name:
Edward Arthur Poole
Rank: 
Private
Date of Birth:
Not known
Next of Kin: 
E.S. Poole (father), Isla Bank, Southland, New Zealand
Date of Enlistment:
Not known
Occupation on Enlistment:
Farmer
Armed Force: 
Army
Unit:
NZEF, Otago Regiment, 2 Battalion

Casualty Details

Cause of Death:
Killed in action
Date of Death:
12 October 1917
Day of Death:
Friday
Age at Death: 
23
Conflict: 
WW1

Embarkation Details

Embarkation Body:
New Zealand Expeditionary Force
Embarkation Place:
Wellington, New Zealand
Embarkment Date:
16 February 1917
Transport:
HMNZT 76
Vessel:
Aparima
Destination:
Plymouth, England

Text in italics supplied by Cenotaph Online, Auckland War Memorial Museum

Cemetery

Cemetery Reference: 
N.Z. Apse, Panel 3.
Cemetery Location: 
Belgium
Edward Arthur Poole
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