Harry Scothern Poole
He was a bricklayer's labourer upon enlistment.
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Harry Scothern Poole was born in 1881 he was the son of the late George Poole and Betsy Poole née Bex and the brother of Emma, Samuel and Clara Poole.
His father George Poole was born in 1840 at Grantham, his mother Betsy Ann Bex was born in 1846 shedied in 1890 at Nottingham they were married on 4th March 1867 at Nottingham, they had 5 children.
In 1881, they lived at 8, John's Square Sneinton, Nottingham. By 1891, Emma was head of household and the four siblings lived at 9, Belgrave Square, Sneinton.
In 1901, Poole was serving with the Royal Marines in barracks at Chatham. In November 1919, Harry married Harriet Grace Foster at Nottingham but the couple separated in February 1920 (Nottingham Evening Post, 19/7/1920, page 3).
His pension record card shows his address to be Minerva Place, Keswick Street, Nottingham and 3 Elley Terrace Dason Street, Carlton Road, Notingham.
Harry Poole enlisted 22/12/1899 giving his date of birth as 13/3/1881. However, his birth was registered A/M/J 1879 so his probable date of birth was 13/3/1879. He cited Emma Poole, his sister, as next of kin. She by then lived at 15, Manor Avenue, and later at 3, Minerva Place, Keswick Street (both Sneinton). He re-enlisted 22/12/1911. In addition to spells ashore at Chatham, Poole served aboard Irresistible, Wildfire, Resolution, Endymion, Croesus, Natal, Hyacinth, Balmoral, Cyclpos II and Victorious III. Throughout his marines career, Pool's conduct was good or very good. He was invalided out of the service 22nd October 1919, and died at Nottingham 17th August 1920
He is not recorded on the cwgc website
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