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Eric Skeffington Poole (20 January 1885 in Nova Scotia – 10 December 1916), was a Canada-born Second Lieutenant in the 11th Battalion of the West Yorkshires during the First World War.〔(【引用サイトリンク】url=http://www.ww1cemeteries.com/ww1cemeteries/poperinghenewmilitarycemetery.htm )〕 He was one of only three British officers executed during the war. Events:〔〔(Service record of an executed officer: Eric Skeffington Poole )〕 * 20 January 1885: Born in Nova Scotia * 1905: He came to England. * 7 July 1916: During fighting on the Somme he was hit by clods of earth thrown up by a shell, causing shell shock and perhaps also brain damage. After, he was sent to hospital. * End of August 1916: He was sent back on duty, in charge of 'C Company' platoon at Martinpuich. * 5 October 1916: Because of mental difficulty caused by the shell shock and perhaps also brain injury, during a move into frontline trenches at Flers he wandered away from his platoon. * 7 October 1916: He was apprehended by military police. * 10 October 1916: He was arrested. * Early November 1916: It was decided to try him by court martial for deserting 'when on active service'. * 24 November 1916: He was tried. The prosecution called 6 witnesses. 2 men spoke in his defence. It was noted that his nerves seemed shaken. He was found guilty. * 3 December 1916: A medical board concluded that "he was of sound mind and capable of appreciating the nature and quality of his actions". * 6 December 1916: Sir Douglas Haig confirmed this verdict. * 10 December 1916: He was shot by firing squad in Poperinghe town hall 〔 He is buried in the Poperinghe New Military Cemetery, Poperinge, West-Vlaanderen, Belgium ==References== 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Eric Poole」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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