Poynting, Arthur –

Son of the late Professor John Henry and Maria Adney Poynting (nee Cropper), of Birmingham, Warwickshire. Of 2, Cromer Villas, East End Road, East Finchley, Middlesex. Attached 143rd Brigade, Machine Gun Corps at time of death.

Personal details

  • Surname: Poynting
  • Forename: Arthur
  • Date of birth: December 31st, 1882
  • Birth place: Edgbaston, Warwickshire
  • Place of residence: Finchley, Middlesex
  • Gender: Male
  • Age of death: 34
  • Place of death: Not known
  • Date of death: July 25th, 1916
  • Casualty type: Not known

Service details

  • Rank: Lieutenant
  • Unit: 6th (Territorial) Battalion.
  • Service number: Not known
  • Regiment: Not known
  • Enlistment date: Not known
  • Enlistment location: Not known
  • Conflict: Not known

Decorations

  • Service medals: V / BW
  • Silver War badge: Not known
  • Awards: Not known

Memorials

  • CWGC Memorial: Bapaume Post Military Cemetery, Albert, Somme, France
  • CWGC reference: I. G. 7.

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