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Arthur Pole Penton
Major-General Arthur Pole Penton (6 October 185428 August 1920) was a British officer in the Royal Artillery, and Commandant of the New Zealand Defence Forces from 1897 to 1901. Military career Penton was commissioned a Lieutenant (British Army and Royal Marines), lieutenant in the Royal Artillery on 9 January 1873.Hart′s Army list, 1903 He served in the Second Anglo-Afghan War in 1878 and was mentioned in dispatches. Promotion to Captain (BARM), captain came on 7 July 1882, and to Major (British Army and Royal Marines), major on 1 October 1889. He was Commandant of the New Zealand Defence Forces between 1896 and 1901, during which he received the substantive promotion to Lieutenant colonel (British Army and Royal Marines), lieutenant-colonel on 15 December 1898. In 1902 he was in charge of the Militia and Volunteer Artillery in the North-Eastern district, in command of the depôt at Scarborough, North Yorkshire. For services in connection with the colonial military contingents ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Pole Penton Delivering Fairwell Address
Pole may refer to: Astronomy *Celestial pole, the projection of the planet Earth's axis of rotation onto the celestial sphere; also applies to the axis of rotation of other planets *Pole star, a visible star that is approximately aligned with the Earth's axis of rotation *Orbital pole, the projection of the line perpendicular to planet Earth's orbit onto the celestial sphere; also applies to the orbit of other planets *Poles of astronomical bodies, concepts analogous to the Earth's geographic and magnetic poles on other planets and Solar System bodies Cylindrical objects A solid cylinder (geometry), cylindrical object or column with its length greater than its diameter, for example: *Asherah pole, a sacred tree or pole that stood near Canaanite religious locations to honor the Ugaritic mother-goddess Asherah, consort of El *Barber's pole, advertising the barber shop *Ceremonial pole or festival pole symbolizes a variety of concepts in several different cultures *Fireman's pole, wo ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
