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Nigel Poett
General Sir Joseph Howard Nigel Poett (20 August 1907 – 1991) was a British Army officer who commanded the 5th Parachute Brigade, 6th Airborne Division, during the Second World War.
==Early life==
Poett was born on 20 August 1907, at a rented family house in Winterborne St. Martin, near the city of Dorchester. He was a twin, born at the same time as his sister Angela. Poett was the son of Julia Baldwin and Major General J.H. Poett, who saw service in the Boer War, attaining the position of Assistant Adjutant General with the rank of brevet Lieutenant Colonel by the end of the conflict, and was commanding the 1st Battalion of the Dorsetshire Regiment in British India when Poett was born.〔(【引用サイトリンク】title=ParaData - Obituary for General Nigel Poett )〕〔(【引用サイトリンク】title=The Times - Obituary for General Sir Nigel Poett )〕〔Poett, pp. 1-2〕 Shortly after his birth Poett's family moved to India to join his father, and then in 1910 they moved once again, this time to Canada, where his father hoped to take up a new career in farming.〔Poett, p. 3〕 However, the family did not take well to their Canadian surroundings, Poett's mother in particular missing her European friends, and in 1914 the family moved to Britain.〔Poett, pp. 3-4〕 Poett was first educated at a private boarding school, and then moved to Downside School, a Catholic public school. There he enjoyed a number of sports and joined the Officer Training Corps, but later regretted that he studied little of English language or Classical studies, instead being placed in a specialized class that focused on the mathematical and scientific skills required for pupils to join the Royal Military College, Sandhurst.〔〔Poett, pp. 5-6〕 After studying at Sandhurst, Poett opted to join the Durham Light Infantry, and was gazetted as an officer into the regiment on 1 September 1927.〔〔Poett, p. 10〕
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