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Samuel Joseph POOLE

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Date of birth17 June 1884
Date of death04 November 1918
Mothers nameMary
Spouses nameMargaret Strang (née Laidlaw)
Mothers place of birthScotland
Fathers nameWilliam Poole
Fathers place of birthCanada
Marriage date20 April 1918
Place of marriageWellington, New Zealand
Fathers date of deathBefore 1921
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Cause of deathKilled in action
Buried whereCross Eoads Cemetery, Fontaine-Au-Bois. I.F.15
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AwardsBritish War Medal, Victory
Place of birthInvercargill, Southland, New Zealand
OccupationSolicitors Clerk
Place of deathIn the Field, France
Date of arrival overseas31/05/1918
Theatres of warWestern Front
Place of embarkationon "Willochra"
SurnamePOOLE
War memorialLevin
Place enlistedHamilton
Christian namesSamuel Joseph
Place of arrival overseasSuez, Egypt
SchoolEdendale 1893 - ?; Hawera College, Eltham College, Taihape College
WarsWW1
Service number46243
ReligionPresbyterian
Date enlisted30 November 1916
Final rankLance Corporal
Regiment or service1st Bn 3rd NZ Rifle Brigade NZEF
Embarkation date23 April 1918
User reference2.273

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NOK: Mr William Poole (father) of Mangaweka.

Mother's address: Oxford St, Levin

Wife's address: Gordonton, Taupiri, Main Trunk Line

Last Employer: AF Howarth, Te Kuiti.

Declared age: 32 years.

Height: 5’9”. Weight: 164lb.

Chest: 36½"-39½". Eyes: Blue Grey

Complexion: Fair. Hair: Light Brown

Previous Military Training: Hawera, Eltham & Taihape School Cadets.

NZ Gazette entry 1904: 1904, 1908, 1910 a Teacher at Wanganui (page 1679)

Margaret remarried William Fraser in 1926. Had been a Teacher at Wanganui

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