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F.C. Poole
Major General Sir Frederick Cuthbert Poole, (3 August 1869 – 20 December 1936) was a British Army officer of the First World War and a Conservative parliamentary candidate. Career Poole attended the Royal Military Academy, Woolwich and was commissioned into the Royal Artillery in February 1889. He was promoted to lieutenant on 15 February 1892, and served in the Tirah Campaign in India from 1897 to 1898. Promotion to captain followed on 14 June 1899. Poole served in the Second Boer War in South Africa, for which he left on the SS ''British Prince'' in March 1900. He was attached to the ammunition column of the 8th Division, and was later in command of ''P Section Pom-poms'', and was present at the engagements at Botha′s Pass, the storming of Alleman′s Nek (June 1900), the Battle of Bergendal and operations near Lydenburg (August 1900). For his service, he was twice mentioned in despatches (including the final despatch by Lord Kitchener dated 23 June 1902), and was award ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
St Austell
St Austell (; kw, Sans Austel) is a town in Cornwall, England, south of Bodmin and west of the border with Devon. St Austell is one of the largest towns in Cornwall; at the 2011 census it had a population of 19,958. History St Austell was a village centred around the parish church, until the arrival of significant tin mining in the 18th century turned it into a town. St Austell is named after the 6th century Cornish saint, St Austol, a disciple of St Mewan. In a Vatican manuscript there is a 10th-century list of Cornish parish saints. This includes Austoll, which means that the church and village existed at that time, shortly after 900. St Austell is not mentioned in Domesday Book (1086). However A. L. Rowse, in his book ''St. Austell: Church, Town, and Parish'', cites records which show a church was dedicated on 9 October 1262 by Bishop Bronescombe, and other records show a church there in 1169, dedicated to "Sanctus Austolus". The current church dates from the 13t ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Royal Artillery
The Royal Regiment of Artillery, commonly referred to as the Royal Artillery (RA) and colloquially known as "The Gunners", is one of two regiments that make up the artillery arm of the British Army. The Royal Regiment of Artillery comprises thirteen Regular Army regiments, the King's Troop Royal Horse Artillery and five Army Reserve regiments. History Formation to 1799 Artillery was used by the English army as early as the Battle of Crécy in 1346, while Henry VIII established it as a semi-permanent function in the 16th century. Until the early 18th century, the majority of British regiments were raised for specific campaigns and disbanded on completion. An exception were gunners based at the Tower of London, Portsmouth and other forts around Britain, who were controlled by the Ordnance Office and stored and maintained equipment and provided personnel for field artillery 'traynes' that were organised as needed. These personnel, responsible in peacetime for maintaining the ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1922 Bodmin By-election
The 1922 Bodmin by-election was a parliamentary by-election for the British House of Commons. The constituency of Bodmin in Cornwall polled on 23 February 1922. The by-election was notable for the opposition Liberal Party gaining a seat from the Coalition-supporting Conservative Party. Vacancy The by-election was caused by the death of the sitting Coalition Conservative MP, Sir Charles Hanson on 17 January 1922. Hanson had been MP for Bodmin since himself winning the seat in a by-election on 15 August 1916. Electoral history The constituency was a traditional Unionist/Liberal marginal. The last Liberal win came in January 1910. In December 1910 a Liberal Unionist narrowly gained the seat. In 1918 the Coalition Government of Lloyd George chose to endorse the incumbent Unionist candidate. The result at the General Election in 1918 was; Candidates *The Bodmin Unionists had already selected Major-General Frederick Poole as the Coalition candidate to replace Sir Charles H ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
