World War II
Captain James Walter Poole (1923-1927)
- Date of birth 15 January 1909
- School Information None
- Career Information None
- Date of Death 19 April 1942
- Cause of Death He was very badly wounded when the Japanese took Singapore and was shot by his comrades so as not to leave him to the enemy during the panicked withdrawal to Burma.
- Location Rangoon
- Cemetery He has no known grave, but is commemorated with 27,000 others on Face 2 of the Rangoon Memorial at the Taukkyan Cemetery, and on the war memorial obelisk that stands on Bexhill seafront, on the Sussex coast.
- Rank Captain
- Brand of Service Attached to the 25th Mountain Regiment of the Royal Indian Artillery
- Story CAPTAINJAMESWALTERPOOLE23-27
Captain attached to the 25th Mountain Regiment of the Royal Indian Artillery. He was very badly wounded when the Japanese took Singapore and was shot by his comrades so as not to leave him to the enemy during the panicked withdrawal to Burma. He has no known grave, but is commemorated with 27,000 others on Face 2 of the Rangoon Memorial at the Taukkyan Cemetery, and on the war memorial obelisk that stands on Bexhill seafront, on the Sussex coast.
CWGC website states middle name is Warlters.
