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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 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Eric Poole (Australian Politician)
Eric Houguet Poole (10 August 1942 – 18 August 2021) was an Australian politician. He was the Country Liberal Party member for Araluen in the Northern Territory Legislative Assembly from 1986 to 2001. In 1989, his Ministerial portfolio included racing, gaming and tourism. In 1995, he was chairman of a parliamentary committee considering euthanasia. Prior to his election, he acted as Chairman of the Northern Territory Tourism Commission. Poole appears briefly in Cathy Henkel's documentary film ''Walking Through a Minefield'' (1999) regarding his involvement in the development of the Jabiluka uranium mine. Poole died on 18 August 2021 in Bali Bali (English:; Balinese language, Balinese: ) is a Provinces of Indonesia, province of Indonesia and the westernmost of the Lesser Sunda Islands. East of Java and west of Lombok, the province includes the island of Bali and a few smaller o .... References 1942 births 2021 deaths Members of the Northern Territ ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Eric Joseph Poole
Eric Joseph Poole (19 December 1907 – 1 January 1969) was a building contractor and a Canadian federal politician. Political career Poole first ran for political office in the 1935 Canadian federal election as a Social Credit candidate. He defeated incumbent Member of Parliament Alfred Speakman to pick up the seat for his party and win his only term in office. Poole was one of nine federal members of parliament to attend the founding political convention of the Quebec Social Credit League in Hull, Quebec on 29 January 1939. The event was attended by over 700 delegates. Later that year in a speech in the House of Commons on 15 April 1939, Poole criticized the Liberal and Conservative parties for failing to create employment. He proposed a 50-year plan to pay off the national debt and create mass employment by hiring out-of-work Canadians to reforest all the vacant and deforested land in Canada. Poole served a single term in opposition before retiring from federal politi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |