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Son of Maj. George K. Poole and Emma Poole, of Sheffield, England; husband of Bertha H. Dean (formerly Poole).
Digital gallery of Captain Bernard Routh Poole
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Captain Bernard Routh Poole
Grave marker photo courtesy of Wilf Schofield, England.
The following are extracts from the war diary of the 5th Battalion, Canadian Railway Troops:
"1-5-17 . Capt. B.R. POOLE, C.A.V.C., reported for duty this unit. . .
2-5-17 . Capt. B.R. POOLE sent to Detachment Headquarters, ARRAS. 3-5-17 . 6.15 p.m. Our Billets in ARRAS were shelled until 9 p.m. Capt. B.R. POOLE, C.A.V.C., KILLED and 4 Other Ranks wounded. . .
His death was also recorded on 9.5.17 in the diary of No.2 Canadian Veterinary Hospital, Shorncliffe: "Capt B.R. Poole CAVC killed in action 3-5-17"
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Grave marker photo courtesy of Wilf Schofield, England. The following are extracts from the war diary of the 5th Battalion, Canadian Railway Troops: "1-5-17 . Capt. B.R. POOLE, C.A.V.C., reported for duty this unit. . . 2-5-17 . Capt. B.R. POOLE sent to Detachment Headquarters, ARRAS. 3-5-17 . 6.15 p.m. Our Billets in ARRAS were shelled until 9 p.m. Capt. B.R. POOLE, C.A.V.C., KILLED and 4 Other Ranks wounded. . . His death was also recorded on 9.5.17 in the diary of No.2 Canadian Veterinary Hospital, Shorncliffe: "Capt B.R. Poole CAVC killed in action 3-5-17"
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Commemorated on:
Page 310 of the First World War Book of Remembrance.
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FAUBOURG-D'AMIENS CEMETERY, ARRAS Pas de Calais, France
Fabourg-d'Amiens Cemetery is in the western part of the town of Arras in the Boulevard du General de Gaulle, to the south of the road to Doullens.
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