Arthur Edwin POINTON

Regimental number11/734A
Address247 Willis Street, Wellington
Marital statusSingle
Next of kinMiss Eliza Alice Pointon, 8 Alameda Terrace, off Aro Street, Wellington
Rank on embarkationPrivate
Enlistment statusVolunteer
Unit nameNew Zealand Expeditionary Force, Main Body, Wellington Mounted Rifles Regiment
Embarkation detailsUnit embarked from Wellington on 16 October 1914
Members of the Wellington Mounted Rifles Regiment in the Main Body left New Zealand on board three ships ('Arawa', 'Orari', and 'Tahiti'). It is not possible from the Nominal Roll to determine on which ship an individual embarked.
Medals

Military Medal

'For gallantry and devotion to duty on October 4th at Gravenstafel. This NCO on the afternoon of the 4th repeatedly took his squad forward under heavy fire and rescued many men lying out in the open. His example of coolness under fire was a great incentive to his men and helped greatly in the rapid evacuation of the wounded.'
Source: London Gazette
Date: 17 December 1917

Miscellaneous detailsNominal Roll Vol. 1: Wellington Mounted Rifles/Main Body