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Gordon Clement POULTON, 1924–1945 (aged 20 years)

Name
Gordon Clement /POULTON/
Birth October 12, 1924 38 30
Hopetoun, Vic.

Occupation
Mechanic.

Death of a paternal grandmotherMary Ann PollyKING
January 14, 1933 (aged 8 years)
Hopetoun, Vic.

Death of a maternal grandmotherMary Grace PollyFINNEMORE
March 20, 1933 (aged 8 years)
Hopetoun, Vic.

Burial of a maternal grandmotherMary Grace PollyFINNEMORE
March 21, 1933 (aged 8 years)
Hopetoun Cemetery, Vic.

Burial of a fatherWalter Clement POULTON
Hopetoun Cemetery, Vic.

Burial of a motherEmily Grace ROWNEY
Hopetoun Cemetery, Vic.

Death July 17, 1945 (aged 20 years)
Brunei Bay, Brunei.

Burial
Commonwealth War Cemetery, Labuan, Malaysia.
Family with parents
father
Birth: May 22, 1886 31 26 — Dalkey, S.A.
Occupation: Farmer, Garage Owner.
Death: April 16, 1960 — Hopetoun, Vic.
Burial: Hopetoun Cemetery, Vic.
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Walter Clement POULTON
1886–1960
Birth: May 22, 1886 31 26 — Dalkey, S.A.
Death: April 16, 1960 — Hopetoun, Vic.
mother
Birth: August 13, 1894 29 29 — Galaquil East, Vic.
Death: March 13, 1989 — Hopetoun, Vic.
Burial: Hopetoun Cemetery, Vic.
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Emily Grace ROWNEY
1894–1989
Birth: August 13, 1894 29 29 — Galaquil East, Vic.
Death: March 13, 1989 — Hopetoun, Vic.
elder brother
Birth: September 12, 1916 30 22 — Warracknabeal, Vic.
Death: April 16, 1985 — Hopetoun, Vic.
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Walter Ronald POULTON
1916–1985
Birth: September 12, 1916 30 22 — Warracknabeal, Vic.
Death: April 16, 1985 — Hopetoun, Vic.
sister
Private
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elder brother
Birth: December 23, 1921 35 27
Death: June 10, 1995 — Ballarat, Vic.
Burial: Hopetoun Cemetery, Vic.
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Harvey Lewis POULTON
1921–1995
Birth: December 23, 1921 35 27
Death: June 10, 1995 — Ballarat, Vic.
3 years
himself
Birth: October 12, 1924 38 30 — Hopetoun, Vic.
Occupation: Mechanic.
Death: July 17, 1945 — Brunei Bay, Brunei.
Burial: Commonwealth War Cemetery, Labuan, Malaysia.
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Gordon Clement POULTON
1924–1945
Birth: October 12, 1924 38 30 — Hopetoun, Vic.
Death: July 17, 1945 — Brunei Bay, Brunei.
sister
Private
–
brother
Private
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Birth

(Gives DOB 12 Oct 1923)

Note

Gordon is believed to have been born in 1924 in Hopetoun (Vic).

On 24 Mar 1944, during the Second World War, Gordon enlisted in the Australian Army (VX 148241) at Cunungra (Qld). He claimed to have been born in 1923 at that time. He served as a private with the 2/28 Australian Infantry Battalion in the 2nd AIF.

Pte. Gordon Clement POULTON was killed in action fighting the Japanese at Brunei Bay, on the island of Borneo, on 17 Jul 1945, just weeks before the war ended. He was buried nearby in the Commonwealth War Cemetery at Labuan, in Malaysian Borneo.