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Bernard Routh Poole

In memory of:

Captain Bernard Routh Poole

May 3, 1917

Military Service

Age:

48

Force:

Army

Unit:

Canadian Railway Troops

Additional Information

Son of Maj. George K. Poole and Emma Poole, of Sheffield, England; husband of Bertha H. Dean (formerly Poole).

Commemorated on Page 310 of the First World War Book of Remembrance. Request a copy of this page. Download high resolution copy of this page.

Burial Information

Cemetery:

FAUBOURG-D'AMIENS CEMETERY, ARRAS
Pas de Calais, France

Grave Reference:

IV. E. 29.

Location:

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.

Information courtesy of the Commonwealth War Graves Commission.

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  • Grave Marker– 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
    Grave Marker – 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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