Charles POOL

Regimental number24/559
Date of birth26 March 1876
Place of birthWestland
ReligionChurch of England
OccupationDriver
Addressc/o Marshall, Delphic Hotel, Kaikorai
Marital statusMarried
Age at embarkation39.2
Height5' 4"
Weight131 lbs
Next of kinMother, Mrs E Pool, Dillmanstown, Westland
Previous military serviceNil
Enlistment date31 May 1915
Place of enlistmentTrentham
Rank on embarkationRifleman
Enlistment statusVolunteer
Unit nameNew Zealand Expeditionary Force, New Zealand Rifle Brigade, 2nd Battalion, B Company
Embarkation detailsUnit embarked from Wellington on board Tahiti on 10 October 1915
Final rankRifleman
Final unit2nd Battalion, New Zealand Rifle Brigade
FateKilled in Action 12 October 1917
Place of burialNo known grave
Commemoration detailsTyne Cot Memorial (New Zealand Apse, Panel No 7), nr Ieper, Belgium
Miscellaneous information from
  cemetery records
Mother: Ellen Pool, Dillmanstown, Westland
Other details

War service: Egypt, Western Front

Embarked Wellington, 10 October 1915; disembarked Egypt, 18 November 1915.

Joined Western Frontier Force, 21 November 1915.

Proceeded to Ismailia, 17 January 1916.

Proceeded to join the British Expeditionary Force, France, 6 April 1916.

Detached to Railway Construction Party, 7 January 1917; rejoined unit, 17 March 1917.

Detached to Divisional Reinforcements Camp, 30 May 1917; rejoined unit, 18 June 1917.

Transferred from B Company to C Company, 3 August 1917.

Killed in action, 12 October 1917.

War service: 2 years 135 days (of which 735 days were abroad)

Medals: 1914-15 Star, British War Medal, Victory Medal
Miscellaneous detailsNominal Roll Vol. 1: B Company/2nd NZRB
SourcesArchives New Zealand (Wellington), Agency AABK, Series 1880, File 20802006