Remembering Old Boys Fallen 1939–1945 War

Walter Henry Poole

Captain, Royal Naval Reserve
Ca. 1888 – 17th. March 1945

Photographs

Captain Walter Henry Poole<br> Newspaper Notice 1942

Captain Walter Henry Poole
Newspaper Notice 1942

Captain Walter Henry Poole<br> Newspaper Notice 1945

Captain Walter Henry Poole
Newspaper Notice 1945

Service Details

Regiment	Royal Naval Reserve	Unit	H.M.S. Spartiate
Service Number		Rank	Captain
Cemetery	Glasgow (Cardonald) Cemetery, Sec. E. Joint Grave 32

Birkenhead Institute

Started B.I.
Left B.I.
House

Notes

Served for many years with the Cunard Line, and in 1932 was promoted to Captain of the liner "Bosnia".
First R.N.R. officer to be appointed Aide-de-Camp to H.M. the King.
In 1940 promoted Commodore R.N.R. for ocean convoys.

External Records

Commonwealth War Graves Commission Walter Henry Poole

Birkenhead Institute Old Boys