Francis Edward POOLE

Regimental number13802
OccupationFarmer
Next of kinFather, Henry James Poole, 70 Manners Street, Wellington
Rank on embarkationRifleman
Unit nameNew Zealand Expeditionary Force, New Zealand Rifle Brigade, 8th Reinforcements to 2nd Battalion, F Company
Embarkation detailsUnit embarked from Wellington on 26 June 1916
Final rankCorporal
Final unit1st Battalion, New Zealand Rifle Brigade
FateKilled in Action 2 December 1917
Age at death from cemetery records25
Place of burialNo known grave
Commemoration detailsButtes New British Cemetery (New Zealand) Memorial, Polygon Wood, Belgium
Miscellaneous information from
  cemetery records
Parents: Henry James and Clara Lucy Poole, Waterloo Road, Lower Hutt, Wellington
Other details

War service: Western Front

Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal
SourcesNominal Roll Vol. 2: Roll 34, p. 33