Captain Arthur Hugh Batten Pool

Regiment: Royal Munster Fusiliers
Date published: 27/07/1917
Killed in action: No
Information: Captain Arthur Hugh Batten PooI V.C. M.C., Royal Munster Fusiliers, whose splendid gallantry earned the distinction of the Victoria Cross, is at present A.D.C. to General Lee, C.B., R.E., and intends to rejoin his regiment as soon as possible. He was educated at Etna and joined up when war broke out, being appointed to the 5th Royal Irish Lancers, but when volunteers were asked to join the Munster Fusiliers he left the 5th Lancer Reserve regiment and joined the Royal Munster Fusiliers, Later he was sent to France.