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POULTON, George Henry

Service Number:	1257
Enlisted:	30 November 1915, Brisbane, Queensland
Last Rank:	Private
Last Unit:	42nd Infantry Battalion
Born:	Gosford, New South Wales, 5 September 1898
Home Town:	Ipswich, Queensland
Schooling:	Not yet discovered
Occupation:	Labourer
Died:	Died of wounds, Belgium, 8 October 1917, aged 19 years
Cemetery:	Dozinghem Military Cemetery
Memorials:	Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Brisbane 42nd Infantry Battalion AIF Roll of Honour, Caboolture District WW1 Roll of Honour, Caboolture War Memorial

World War 1 Service

30 Nov 1915:	Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 1257, 42nd Infantry Battalion, Brisbane, Queensland
5 Jun 1916:	Involvement AIF WW1, Private, 1257, 42nd Infantry Battalion, Enlistment/Embarkation WW1, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '18' embarkation_place: Sydney embarkation_ship: HMAT Borda embarkation_ship_number: A30 public_note: ''
5 Jun 1916:	Embarked AIF WW1, Private, 1257, 42nd Infantry Battalion, HMAT Borda, Sydney
8 Oct 1917:	Involvement AIF WW1, Private, 1257, 42nd Infantry Battalion, Third Ypres

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Biography

Enlisted under legal age. Died of Wounds at just 19 years of age.