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| Name: |
George Ramsden Poole |
| Country: |
England |
| Rank: |
Lieutenant |
| Service: |
Royal Flying Corps
Royal Air Force |
| Unit: |
88 |
| Victories: |
5 |
| Born: |
16 April 1896 |
| Place of Birth: |
Bradford, Yorkshire |
| Died: |
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| Place of Death: |
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George Ramsden Poole joined the West Yorkshire Regiment before the War and served through the ranks until he was tranfered to the Royal Flying Corps in September 1917. Following pilot training he joined 88 Squadron in June 1918 as a Bristol Fighter pilot and flew most missions with observers Sgt. Charles Hill and Sgt. Ernest Antcliffe. |
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| Victories |
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Date |
Time |
Unit |
Aircraft |
Opponent |
Location |
| 1 |
31 Jul 1918 |
0945 |
88 |
Bristol F.2b (D8064) 1 |
Fokker D.VII (OOC) |
Estairs-Merville |
| 2 |
11 Aug 1918 |
1145 |
88 |
Bristol F.2b (C821) 2 |
Fokker D.VII (DES) |
Combles |
| 3 |
11 Aug 1918 |
1145 |
88 |
Bristol F.2b (C821) 2 |
Fokker D.VII (OOC) |
Combles |
| 4 |
20 Sep 1918 |
0750 |
88 |
Bristol F.2b (C922) 1 |
Fokker D.VII (DES) |
SE of Capinghem |
| 5 |
20 Sep 1918 |
0755 |
88 |
Bristol F.2b (C922) 1 |
Fokker D.VII (DES) 3 |
SE of Quesnoy |
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| 1 |
Observer Sgt Charles Hill |
| 2 |
Observer Sgt Ernest Antcliffe |
| 3 |
Shared with Capt Edgar Johnston & Lt Walter Grant, Lt Kenneth Conn & 2Lt Bruce Digby-Worsley |
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