Private

David James Polson

Conflict: 
WW1
Additional Information: 

Son of James and Elizabeth Polson, of Wunghnu, Victoria, Australia. Previously wounded at Gallipoli.

References:
  • CWGC
  • Archives New Zealand
NZ WAR GRAVES

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Personal Tributes:

Casualty

Service Number: 
8/1315
Name:
David James Polson
Rank: 
Private
Date of Birth:
Not known
Next of Kin: 
E. Polson (brother), Education Department, Victoria, Australia
Date of Enlistment:
Not known
Enlistment Address: 
Don Restaurant, Christchurch, New Zealand
Armed Force: 
Army
Unit:
NZEF, Otago Regiment

Casualty Details

Cause of Death:
Died of sickness
Date of Death:
31 March 1916
Day of Death:
Friday
Age at Death: 
37
Conflict: 
WW1

Embarkation Details

Embarkation Body:
2nd Reinforcements
Embarkation Place:
Wellington, New Zealand
Embarkment Date:
14 December 1914
Transport:

HMNZT 13
HMNZT 14
HMNZT 15
Vessel:
Verdala or Willochra or Knight of the Garter
Destination:
Suez, Egypt

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

Cemetery

Cemetery Reference: 
C. 2.
Cemetery Location: 
Egypt
David James Polson
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