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Record Detail |
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| Full Name: |
Frederick Terence Poynton |
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| Rank Last Held: |
Lance Corporal |
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| Forename(s): |
Frederick Terence |
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| Surname: |
Poynton |
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| War: |
- Regular Military Service
- Korean War, 1950-1953
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| Gender: |
Male |
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| Date of Birth: |
16 September 1924 |
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| Place of Birth: |
United Kingdom |
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| Next of Kin: |
Mr F.G. Poynton (father), Doncaster, Yorkshire, England |
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| Body on Embarkation: |
Kayforce |
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| Military Awards: |
New Zealand Operational Service Medal (NZOSM) |
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| Last Unit Served: |
RoyalNew Zealand Corps of Signals |
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| Place of Death: |
Japan |
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| Date of Death: |
15 September 1951 |
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| Age at Death: |
26 |
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| Year of Death: |
1951 |
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| Cause of Death: |
Died of disease, polio-encephalmyelitis |
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| Cemetery Name: |
United Nations Cemetery, Pusan, Korea |
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| Obituary: |
NZ Herald, 19 September 1951, p. 7. |
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| Biographical Notes: |
- Served with Regular Force 1950-51
- Served with Kayforce 1951
- "But Songo fever was only one among a number of threats. This had been brought home by the tragic case of Lance-Corporal Frederick Poynton, a regular soldier, whose prolonged efforts to join Kayforce had finally been rewarded when he was selected for the Expansion Draft. Less than a month after he arrived in Japan, however, he was struck down by polio-encephalmyelitis." (McGibbon 1996, vol. 2, p. 240)
- Rank last held was listed as Temporary Lance Corporal
- Died of disease (polio-encephalmyelitis)
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| Further References: |
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| Sources Used: |
- McGibbon, I.C. (1992-1996). New Zealand and the Korean War (Vols. 1-2). Auckland, N.Z.; Wellington, N.Z.: Oxford University Press in association with the Historical Branch, Dept. of Internal Affairs.
- New Zealand Defence Force. Roll of Honour. Personnel who have died on operational service since 3 September 1945. URL: http://medals.nzdf.mil.nz/info/roll-of-honour/index.html
- New Zealand Herald
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