POOLEY, Edward
| Service Number: | 3187 |
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| Enlisted: | Not yet discovered |
| Last Rank: | Private |
| Last Unit: | 18th Infantry Battalion |
| Born: | Braidwood, New South Wales, Australia, 7 August 1892 |
| Home Town: | Braidwood, New South Wales |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Not yet discovered |
| Died: | Died of wounds, France, 13 November 1916, aged 24 years |
| Cemetery: |
Etretat Churchyard, Haute-Normandie, France Plot: II. B. 5. |
| Memorials: | Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour |
World War 1 Service
| 20 Dec 1915: | Involvement Private, 3187, 18th Infantry Battalion, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '12' embarkation_place: Sydney embarkation_ship: HMAT Suevic embarkation_ship_number: A29 public_note: '' | |
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| 20 Dec 1915: | Embarked Private, 3187, 18th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Suevic, Sydney |
Edward Pooley
Edward Pooley was the son of Arthur Pooley and Annie Pooley (nee Bailey) of Braidwood, NSW. He was born in Braidwood on 7 August 1892.
Arthur Pooley met Annie Bailey in Cooma in 1880, when he was working for Permewan Wright and as Agent for Pooley and Malone Star Line of Royal Mail Coaches which was part owned by his brothers Frederick and John. He also drove the coaches between Cooma and Queanbeyan during this time.
Arthur married Annie Bailey in Cooma the same year. In 1883, Arthur moved with his family to Braidwood.
In 1883-1884 Arthur and his brother Philip, after purchasing Cobb and Co coaches, formed A & P Pooley’s Royal Mail Line of Coaches. They won mail contracts for Queanbeyan to Goulburn via Tarago, Boro, and Manor; and Braidwood to Moruya via Bell’s Creek, Araluen and Mullunderra and Moruya. In 1884, they ran a day coach to Bega via Bodalla and Cobargo from Moruya.
In 1893, Arthur purchased Colombo Station with brother John, who had moved to Braidwood from Goulburn. John was the licensee of the Royal Hotel in Braidwood at that time. The brothers continued coaching.
He served as Secretary of the Braidwood Creamery and the Farmers and Graziers Braidwood Farmers' and Settlers' Association. He was also involved in the Pastures Protection Board. He attended the Church and School Lands Conference in Sydney in 1897.
Edward had three brothers and two sisters: Ernest Thomas, Arthur Robert, Frederick William, Clara Jane and Adelaide.
Submitted 25 April 2023 by Kristine Howard