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John Joyce POSELTHWAITE

Regimental number336
ReligionChurch of England
OccupationStation hand
Marital statusSingle
Age at embarkation24
Next of kinFather, Frank Poselthwaite, Brenton, Tavistock, Devon, england
Enlistment date26 January 1915
Rank on enlistmentPrivate
Unit name11th Light Horse Regiment, B Squadron
AWM Embarkation Roll number10/16/1
Embarkation detailsUnit embarked from Brisbane, Queensland, on board HMAT A7 Medic on 2 June 1915
Embarkation detailsUnit embarked from Brisbane, Queensland, on board HMAT A30 Borda on 16 June 1915
Rank from Nominal RollPrivate
Unit from Nominal Roll5th Light Horse Regiment
FateKilled in Action 2 November 1915
Miscellaneous details (Nominal Roll)*surname two spellings Poselthwaite and Postlethwaite
Age at death from cemetery records22
Place of burialShell Green Cemetery (Plot I, Row D, Grave No. 7), Gallipoli, Turkey
Panel number, Roll of Honour,
  Australian War Memorial
4
Miscellaneous information from
  cemetery records
Parents: Frank POSTLETHWAITE (as spelt), M.R.C.S., and Emma POSTELTHWAITE, Brenton, Tavistock, Devon, England

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