Private

Albert Preswid Poole

Conflict: 
WW1
Additional Information: 

Son of Margaret Poole, of Isla Bank, Southland, New Zealand, and the late Edward Samuel Poole.

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

Public Contributions:

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

Personal Tributes:

Casualty

Service Number: 
812098
Name:
Albert Preswid 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
Enlistment Address: 
Isla Bank, Post-office, Southland, New Zealand
Armed Force: 
Army
Unit:
NZEF, Otago Regiment, 1 Battalion

Casualty Details

Cause of Death:
Killed in action at Polderhoek Chateau
Date of Death:
04 December 1917
Day of Death:
Tuesday
Age at Death: 
26
Conflict: 
WW1

Embarkation Details

Embarkation Body:
5th Reinforcements
Embarkation Place:
Wellington, New Zealand
Embarkment Date:
13 June 1915
Transport:

HMNZT 24
HMNZT 25
HMNZT 26
Vessel:
Maunganui or Tahiti or Aparima
Destination:
Suez, Egypt (24 July - 6 August 1915)

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

Cemetery

Cemetery Location: 
Belgium
Albert Preswid Poole
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