James Benjamin Morton Poynter

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James Benjamin Morton Poynter

Birthdate:
Birthplace: Gisborne, New Zealand
Death: February 04, 1937 (62)
Stout Street, Gisborne, Tūranga-nui-a-Kiwa, New Zealand
Place of Burial: Block ORM1; Plot 94; Warrant # 203, Gisborne, New Zealand
Immediate Family:

Son of James Benjamin Poynter and Maraea Moana Mahaki Poynter
Husband of Mary Halcione Poynter
Father of Rupert Poynter; Norma Marion Rebecca Poynter; Gylda Agnew (Poynter); Patsy Poynter and Margaret Jacqueline (Jac) Hessey
Brother of Edith Poynter
Half brother of James Meredith Poynter; Frank Middleton Poynter; Zoe Esther Poynter; Lilia Theta Baker and Te Kohake Taihuka

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About James Benjamin Morton Poynter

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Service number: 813 South African War, 1899-1902
Service number: 28044 World War I, 1914-1918

Armed Force Branch: ARMY NZ Mounted Rifles, WWI: NZ Pioneer Battalion & Wellington Infantry
Rank: Captain & Temporary Lieutenant
Next of kin on embarkation: Pre SA War: father J B Poynter of Te Karaka; Pre WWI: wife - Mary Poynter of Te Karaka
Military Service: 1900-1901 & 1916-1919
Promotions, Postings & Transfers: Acting Lt to Sergeant; Captain in NZ Territorials; July 1900 - transferred to the SA Police Recruits
Medals & Awards: 1900 - SA War medal; WWI Medals & NZ Territorial Service Medal for Long & Efficient Service in 1915 & 1926
Embarkation details: South Africa 17 February 1900; Vessel was Knight Templar; 3 Contingent, 6 Company
New Zealand Mounted Rifles, 3rd Contingent (Rough Riders)
Medical Notes: 1917 - wounded & hospitalised
Capt. James Benjamin Poynter was awarded the Long & Efficient Service Medal in 23 June 1926


Poverty Bay Herald, 4 February 1937
Obituary - Mr J B Poynter
https://paperspast.natlib.govt.nz/newspapers/PBH19370204.2.34?items...

Gisborne Times, 5 February 1937
Obituary - Mr J B Poynter
https://paperspast.natlib.govt.nz/newspapers/GIST19370205.2.32?item...

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James Benjamin Morton Poynter's Timeline

1874
September 8, 1874
Gisborne, New Zealand
1903
January 17, 1903
Whanganui, Manawatū-Whanganui, New Zealand
1904
August 30, 1904
Wanganui -Putiki, New Zealand
1906
May 20, 1906
Gisborne, New Zealand
1912
October 11, 1912
Te Karaka, Poverty Bay, New Zealand
1914
March 9, 1914
Gisborne
1937
February 4, 1937
Age 62
Stout Street, Gisborne, Tūranga-nui-a-Kiwa, New Zealand
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Ormond Cemetery, Block ORM1; Plot 94; Warrant # 203, Gisborne, New Zealand