Person:John Poynton (2)

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John Allan Poynton
b.28 Feb 1894 Chudleigh, Tasmania, Australia
d.5 Jul 1942 Fitzroy, Victoria, Australia
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m. 11 Mar 1884
  1. Francis William Poynton1884 - 1939
  2. Thomas Edward Poynton1886 - 1967
  3. George Frederick Henry Poynton1888 - 1928
  4. Elvie Miriam Poynton1890 - 1955
  5. Ida Isabella Poynton1892 - 1933
  6. John Allan Poynton1894 - 1942
  7. Joseph Robert Samuel Poynton1896 - 1937
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m. 1920
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Facts and Events
Name John Allan Poynton
Gender Male
Birth[1] 28 Feb 1894 Chudleigh, Tasmania, Australia
Marriage 1920 Melbourne, Victoria, Australiato Sylvie Elizabeth Oliver
Death? 5 Jul 1942 Fitzroy, Victoria, AustraliaSt Vincent's Hospital
Burial? 7 Jul 1942 Springvale, Victoria, AustraliaChurch of England - Monumental, Compartment C Section 16 Grave 18, Springvale Necropolis

1914 - Recorded in Australian Electoral Roll as John Allan POYNTON, 237 Bourke St, Melbourne, Victoria, labourer.

1916-19 - Service Record: John Allen POYNTON; Regimental number: 19717; Other Names: John Allan; Religion: Church of England; Occupation: Blacksmith; Address: Dellle, Tasmania; Marital status: Single; Age at embarkation: 22; Next of kin: Father, J B Poynton, Dellle, Tasmania; Enlistment Date: 12 April 1916; Rank on enlistment: Shoeing Smith; Unit name: Field Artillery Brigade 8, Battery 29; AWM Embarkation Roll number: 13/36/1; Embarkation details: Unit embarked from Melbourne, Victoria, on board HMAT A7 Medic on 20 May 1916; Regimental number from Nominal Roll: 3149; Rank from Nominal Roll: Private; Unit from Nominal Roll: 8th Light Horse Regiment; Fate: Returned to Australia 3 July 1919.

1918-19 - Regimental number: 3149; Religion: Church of England; Occupation: Tailor; Address: Collingwood, Victoria; Marital status: Single; Age at embarkation: 24; Next of kin: Father, J B Poynton, Deloraine, Tasmania; Enlistment Date: 27 July 1918; Date of Enlistment from Nominal Roll: 12 April 1916; Rank on enlistment: Private; Unit name: Australian Remount Unit Egypt; AWM Embarkation Roll number: 28/4/1; Embarkation details: Unit embarked from Sydney, New South Wales, on board SS Port Darwin on 14 September 1918; Rank from Nominal Roll: Private; Unit from Nominal Roll: 8th Light Horse Regiment; Fate: Returned to Australia 3 July 1919.

1919 - Recorded in Australian Electoral Roll as John Allan POYNTON, 58 Smith St, Collingwood, Victoria, soldier.

1924 - Recorded in Australian Electoral Roll as John Allan POYNTON, 92 Gore St, Fitzroy, Victoria, tailor [with wife].

1931 - Recorded in Australian Electoral Roll as John Allan POYNTON, 134 Gore St, Fitzroy, Victoria, labourer [with wife and brother].

1936-37 - Recorded in Australian Electoral Roll as John Allan POYNTON, 134 Gore St, Fitzroy, Victoria, labourer [with wife].

1942 - Cause of death recorded as Bronchopneumonia (days), Lung abscess (months), Chronic alcoholism (years). Residence was 168 Nicholson St, Fitzroy, Victoria.

References
  1. ↑ Tas Birth Reg. No. 1894/321.
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