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Francis William Poll

Conflict: 
WW2
Additional Information: 

Son of William Edward Charles and Florence Catherine Poll, of Papatoetoe, Auckland.

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  • CWGC
NZ WAR GRAVES

Biographical Notes:

Private Francis William Poll, son of Constable Poll, of Papakura, was drowned when a vehicle fell over a 12ft bank and overturned in a stream during cross-country manoeuvres yesterday. Three others imprisoned in the vehicle were rescued and removed to the Kawakawa Hospital suffering from shock.

PRESS, VOLUME LXXVIII, ISSUE 23628, 4 MAY 1942, PAGE 6

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Casualty

Service Number: 
1/1A/1334
Name:
Francis William Poll
Rank: 
Private
Date of Birth:
Not known
Date of Enlistment:
Not known
Unit:
New Zealand Infantry

Casualty Details

Cause of Death:
Accidental Death
Date of Death:
30 April 1942
Day of Death:
Thursday
Age at Death: 
21
Conflict: 
WW2

Embarkation Details

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

Cemetery

Cemetery: 
Manukau Memorial Gardens
Cemetery Reference: 
26
Cemetery Location: 
New Zealand
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