Albert Preswid POOLE

Regimental number8/2098
AddressIsla Bank Post Office, Southland
Marital statusSingle
Next of kinFather, E S Poole, Isla Bank, Southland
Rank on embarkationPrivate
Enlistment statusVolunteer
Unit nameNew Zealand Expeditionary Force, 5th Reinforcements, Otago Infantry Battalion
Embarkation detailsUnit embarked from Wellington on board HMNZT 24 Maunganui on 13 June 1915
Final rankPrivate
Final unit1st Battalion, Otago Infantry Regiment
Fate4 December 1917
Age at death from cemetery records26
Place of burialNo known grave
Commemoration detailsButtes New British Cemetery (New Zealand) Memorial, Polygon Wood, Belgium
Miscellaneous information from
  cemetery records
Parents: Margaret Poole, Isla Bank, Southland, and the late Edward Samuel Poole
Family/military connectionsBrother: 39308 Edward Arthur POOLE
Other details

Medals: 1914-15 Star, British War Medal, Victory Medal

Miscellaneous detailsNominal Roll Vol. 1: Otago Infantry Batln/Fifth