Gerald Robert Poole


Gerald Robert Poole

Born(1868-01-17)17 January 1868
Died20 October 1937(1937-10-20) (aged 69)
AllegianceUnited Kingdom
BranchRoyal Marines
RankLieutenant-General
UnitRoyal Marine Artillery
Commands26th Heavy Artillery Battery
Royal Marine Howitzer Brigade
No. 3 (Heavy) Battery
ConflictsFirst World War
AwardsCompanion of the Order of the Bath
Companion of the Order of St Michael and St George
Distinguished Service Order
Mentioned in Despatches (3)

Lieutenant-General Gerald Robert Poole, CB, CMG, DSO (17 January 1868 – 20 October 1937) was a heavy artillery commander during the First World War with the Royal Marine Artillery and the Royal Garrison Artillery. He was Colonel Commandant of the Royal Marine Artillery between 1921 and 1922, and during this period also served as Marine aide-de-camp to King George V.