G. A. St Poole Explained

Commander Giles Antony St. George Poole (25 March 1928, Grantham, Lincolnshire^[1] – 25 October 1986) was the Commander of the Sea Wing of the Abu Dhabi Defence Force in 1974, and continued until at least 1979.^{[2] [3]} He was at some point an officer in the British Royal Navy, as the officers of the time were recruited from the Royal Navy or seconded from the Pakistani Navy.^[2]

He died in Grantham in 1986.^[4]

Further reading

• The Evolution of the Armed Forces of the United Arab Emirates by Athol Yates

Notes and References

1. Web site: Death registration . Freebmd . 2 September 2022.
2. Book: Moore, John. Jane's Fighting Ships 1974-75. Jane's. 1974. 0354005065. London. 19.
3. Book: Singh, Kunwar Rajendra. The Persian Gulf: Arms and Arms Control. Strategic and Defence Studies Centre, Research School of Pacific Studies, Australian National University. 1981. 0908160763. Australia. 57.
4. News: POOLE . 2 September 2022 . The Daily Telegraph . 28 October 1986.