Poole England | |
Birth Date: | 1788 |
Birth Place: | New Jersey, United States |
Death Place: | Dover, United Kingdom |
Allegiance: | United Kingdom |
Branch: | British Army |
Serviceyears: | 1805–1884 |
Rank: | General |
Unit: | Royal Artillery |
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Awards: | Military General Service Medal |
General Poole Vallancey England (1788 – 6 November 1884) was Master Gunner, St James's Park, the most senior ceremonial position in the Royal Artillery after the Sovereign.
England was commissioned into the Royal Artillery in 1805.[1] He served with the British Army Garrison in Malta from 1824 to 1826[2] and rose through the officer ranks to become a Lieutenant-General in 1866.
He was made Colonel Commandant of the Royal Artillery in 1866. He was promoted to full General in 1873[1] and retired in 1877, and then held the position of Master Gunner, St James's Park from 1880.[3]
England died at his home at 41 Marine Parade in Dover on 21 November 1884.
He married Mary Lutwyche and together they went on to have a son and two daughters.[1]