| Regimental number | 2767 |
| Place of birth | Beechworth Victoria |
| Other training | Roseworth Agricultural College, South Australia |
| Religion | Church of England |
| Occupation | Motor mechanic |
| Address | Croesus Street, Kalgoorlie, Western Australia |
| Marital status | Single |
| Age at embarkation | 20 |
| Next of kin | Father, Edward Poynton, Croesus Street, Kalgoorlie, Western Australia |
| Previous military service | Nil |
| Enlistment date | |
| Rank on enlistment | Private |
| Unit name | 28th Battalion, 6th Reinforcement |
| AWM Embarkation Roll number | 23/45/2 |
| Embarkation details | Unit embarked from Fremantle, Western Australia, on board HMAT A38 Ulysses on |
| Rank from Nominal Roll | Private |
| Unit from Nominal Roll | 51st Battalion |
| Fate | Killed in Action |
| Place of death or wounding | Fleurbaix, Fromelles, France |
| Age at death from cemetery records | 20 |
| Place of burial | Rue-Du-Bois Military Cemetery (Plot I, Row D, Grave No. 12), Fleurbaix, France |
| Panel number, Roll of Honour, Australian War Memorial | 153 |
| Miscellaneous information from cemetery records | Parents: Edward and Laura POYNTON, Kalgoorlie, Western Australia. Native of Bachworth, Victoria |
| Family/military connections | Cousins: 2100 Pte William Henry POYTON, 27th Bn, drowned, Egypt, 7 November 1915; 10184 Sergeant Edward Robert FURNISS DCM, 10th Field Company Engineers, killed in action, 4 October 1917. |