Family Group Sheet
Family Group Sheet
NameMajor John Sanderson (Arnold) Poole DSO OBE MC MiD*, 2C1R
Birth16 Sep 1896, Tooting Common, London, England
Death6 Jul 1966, National Hospital for Diseases of the Heart, London, England
Baptism1 Nov 1896, St Leonard’s Church, Streatham, London England
Residence1966, Flat 2, 68, Elm Park Gardens, London, England
OccupationBetween the two world wars he was a Lloyd’s Underwriter. Emigrated to Rhodesia. A District Officer in the Sudan.
EducationRugby School.
Note 110-11-1914: Commissioned in the King’s Royal Rifle Corps in the rank of Second Lieutenant-(60226). On 11 November 1914 (D.S.O. book)
Note 2Nov 1914: Served with the 4th Bn. the K.R.R.C. France & Belgium. Wounded, captured,-and escaped through Holland.
Note 315-02-1917: Awarded the D.S.O. as Second Lieutenant, for distinguished service in the-field, with effect from 1 January 1917. Promoted to Captain.
Note 415-06-1917 Seconded to the Royal Flying Corps. Promoted to Staff Captain. When in hospital, met and married a nurse.
Note 501-11-1938: Promoted Major, 70th (Sussex) Searchlight Regiment, Brighton.
Note 524-08-1939: Mobilised in the Regular Army Reserve of Officers. In line with War Office-policy, had to return to his parent regiment, so reverted to the rank of-Captain and sent to K.R.R.C. training centre at Chisledon.
Note 505-12-1939: Relinquished commission in the T.A. Whilst at Chisledon sent by the commanding officer of the training centre to-visit the battalion to find out about up-to-date motor battalion tactics...
Note 5... Intention to learn and then return to training centre, but on arrival, Major-OWEN went from ‘B’ Company to Second-in-Command, so POOLE was-retained as interim company commander...
Note 5... His relief had been nominated but-had not arrived before the battalion left for Calais. See ‘In Presence of My Foes’ (P.5)...
Note 5... May 1940: Commanding Officer, ‘B’ Company, 2nd Bn. The K.R.R.C. As Major. Defence of Calais. 26-051940 – Aug 1945 Prisoner of War. Suffered permanent damage to health and his marriage.
Note 5Twice Mentioned in Dispatches: in Defence of Calais in May 1940; for distinguished and gallant service and leadership in German prisoner of war camps.
Note 5Left estate of £15,561 to his sister Olive Poole, spinster. Presumably his marriage had not survived owing to the traumas of service in two world wars and 5 years in German prisoner of war camps.
Flags***, Poole, Sanderson
FatherArnold Henry (Henry) Poole (1864-1935)
MotherAugusta Maisie ‘Beatrice’ Frodsham (1871-1947)
Marriage1938, Lewes, Sussex, England
SpouseAudrey Fairless Dampier Palmer
Birth1903
MemoAnother source says 1902.
Death1970
Note 1Another source says her surname was Bickmore.