Basic Details
Surname
Poole
Forenames
William
Gender
Male
Information stated on memorial
Served or died
Died
Service number
17551
Notes
The Roll lists his address as 295 Lincoln Road.

(CWGC records that Corporal William Poole, regimental number 17551, died aged 25 on 31/7/1918 serving in 7th Battalion Northamptonshire Regiment, and is buried in grave XIV.F.11 at Cologne Southern Cemetery in Germany. They record him as the son of Mr & Mrs T Poole of 272 Lincoln Road, Peterborough, and the husband of Florence Poole of 295 Lincoln Road, Peterborough. The Army Registers of Soldiers' Effects record that he died in hospital at Trier en Moselle, and that his widow Florence was his legatee. Soldiers Died in the Great War records him as a native of St Paul's parish in Peterborough. On the 1911 census he had been living with his parents Thomas and Clara Poole at 272 Lincoln Road, Peterborough. His marriage to Florence Townsin was registered in Peterborough District in 1917).
Primary Service
As stated on memorial
Service (Primary - Stated)
Army
Unit (Primary - Stated)
Northants Regt
Sub-unit (Primary - Stated)
7th
Rank / Title (Primary - Stated)
Cpl
Our References
Service (Primary - Our reference)
Unit (Primary - Our reference)
Rank / Title (Primary - Our reference)
Death and Burial details
Country of death
Germany
Town of death
Not stated
Country of burial
Not Stated on Memorial
Cemetery
Not Stated on Memorial
Year of death
1918
Month of death
July
Day of death
31
Manner of death as stated
Died of wounds in Germany as a Prisoner of War. Wounded in the Battle of the Somme.
Manner of death reference
Died of Wounds
Personal Details
Address
295, LINCOLN ROAD
Occupation
Not Stated on Memorial