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Mostyn Llewellyn POOLE

Kete Horowhenua2020-03-23T17:03:18+00:00
Date of birth19 February 1885
Date of death28 August 1915
Mothers nameEliza Maria (née Symons)
Spouses nameUnmarried
Fathers nameDuncan Alfred Poole
SiblingsWilliam Henry James, Marian Annie, Duncan Walter, Gwynne Russell Jeanette , Henry Moorshead , Alfred Maitland
Cause of deathKilled in action
Last known residenceCheese Factory, Ashhurst.
Awards1914-15 Star, British War Medal, Victory Medal, Gallipoli Medallion
Place of birthFoxton, Manawatu, New Zealand
OccupationCheesemaker
Place of deathGallipoli, Turkey
Theatres of warGallipoli
Place of embarkationWellington on 'Waitomo'
SurnamePOOLE
War memorialLevin, Shannon, Moutoa Gates, Weraroa Peace Gates
Place enlistedTrentham
Christian namesMostyn Llewellyn
Overseas memorialHill 60 NZ Memorial. 4.1.3
SchoolBunnythorpe 1896 (Std 3)
WarsWW1
Service number13/941
ReligionPresbyterian
Date enlisted15 December 1914
Final rankTrooper
Regiment or service4th Reinforcements, Auckland Mounted Rifles NZEF
Embarkation date17 April 1915
User reference2.123

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Killed in the 2nd assault on Hill 60 aged 30 years. Reported missing 28 August 1915.

Age on enlistment: 27 years 9 months.

Height: 5'9½". Weight: 161lb.

Chest: 35"-40". Eyes: Hazel

Complexion: Medium Hair: Dark Brown.

Last Employer: Ashhurst Co-op Dairy Co, Ashhurst.

NOK: Duncan Alfred POOLE (father), Auroa, Hawera/Waimate West, Taranaki County or 76 Argyle St, Hawera.

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