Driver

Hugh Francis Poland

Conflict: 
WW1
Additional Information: 

Son of Hugh and Ellie Poland, of Paroae, New Zealand.

References:
  • CWGC
NZ WAR GRAVES

Public Contributions:

There are no public contributions written for this casualty

Personal Tributes:

Casualty

Service Number: 
10659
Name:
Hugh Francis Poland
Rank: 
Driver
Date of Birth:
Not known
Next of Kin: 
Hugh Poland M.P. (father), Paeroa, New Zealand
Date of Enlistment:
Not known
Occupation on Enlistment:
Bank clerk
Armed Force: 
Army
Unit:
New Zealand Field Artillery, Divisional Ammunition Column

Casualty Details

Cause of Death:
Killed in action
Date of Death:
04 October 1917
Day of Death:
Thursday
Age at Death: 
22
Conflict: 
WW1

Embarkation Details

Embarkation Body:
New Zealand Expeditionary Force
Embarkation Place:
Wellington, New Zealand
Embarkment Date:
06 May 1916
Transport:

HMNZT 52
HMNZT 53
Vessel:
Mokoia or Navua
Destination:
Suez, Egypt

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

Cemetery

Cemetery Reference: 
L. 14.
Cemetery Location: 
Belgium
Hugh Francis Poland
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