Eric Poole (other)
Eric Poole (1885–1916) was a Canada-born British officer who was executed during the First World War. Eric Poole may also refer to: * Eric Poole (Australian politician) (1942–2021), Australian politician * Eric Joseph Poole (1907–1969), Canadian politician * Eric Poole (footballer) (1903–1968), Australian rules footballer {{hndis, Poole, Eric ...
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Eric Poole
Eric Skeffington Poole (20 January 1885 – 10 December 1916) was a British Army soldier who was the first commissioned officer to be executed by British military authority during World War I. Originally from Canada, after serving on the Western Front (World War I), Western Front for four months he was sentenced to death by court martial for desertion during the Battle of the Somme, and shot by a firing squad on 10 December 1916. Early life Eric Poole was born on 20 January 1885 in Nova Scotia, Canada. From 1903 to 1905 he served in the ranks of the Canadian Army's 63rd Regiment, Halifax Rifles. He emigrated to England with his family at some date before 1914, residing in the town of Guildford, Surrey.'Name of soldier added to war memorial & details of another 'shot at dawn' corrected', 'The Guildford Dragon', July 2015. http://www.guildford-dragon.com/2014/11/08/additional-name-of-soldier-added-to-war-memorial-and-details-of-another-shot-at-dawn-corrected/ First World War A ...
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