We remember William Hutcheson Poe

We remember William Hutcheson Poe

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Timeline

Timeline

1848
birth Donaghadee, County Down Ireland Source:9199374 20th September 1848
1866
enlistment United Kingdom Source:9198828 1866
1867
commission Regular Source:9198828 22nd June 1867
1867
employment Royal Marine Officer Royal Marine Light Infantry Source:9199374 22nd June 1867 - 23rd December 1887
1867
service Royal Navy Second Lieutenant Royal Marine Light Infantry Portsmouth Division Source:9198828 22nd June 1867 - 2nd August 1867
1867
service Royal Navy Lieutenant Royal Marine Light Infantry Portsmouth Division Source:9198828 3rd August 1867 - 5th July 1869
1869
service Royal Navy Lieutenant Royal Marine Light Infantry HMS Royal Alfred Source:9198828 6th July 1869 - 15th January 1874
1869
location HMS Royal Alfred, Stationed at Halifax, Nova Scotia Canada military residence address Source:9198828 6th July 1869 - January 1874
1871
location Wallasey, Cheshire United Kingdom school/college address Source:9199396 1871
1874
service Royal Navy Lieutenant Royal Marine Light Infantry Portsmouth Division Source:9198828 16th January 1874 - 9th August 1874
1874
service Royal Navy Lieutenant Royal Marine Light Infantry Attached to Artillery Headquarters Source:9198828 10th August 1874 - 17th December 1874
1874
service Royal Navy Lieuteant Royal Marine Light Infantry Portsmouth Division Source:9198828 18th December 1874 - 28th September 1875
1875
service Royal Navy Lieutenant Royal Marine Light Infantry Royal Naval College Source:9198828 29th September 1875 - 30th June 1876
1875
location Royal Naval College, Greenwich United Kingdom military residence address Source:9198828 29th September 1875 - 30th June 1876
1876
service Royal Navy Lieutenant Royal Marine Light Infantry Portsmouth Division Source:9198828 1st July 1876 - 1st October 1876
1876
service Royal Navy Lieutenant Royal Marine Light Infantry Royal Naval College Source:9198828 2nd October 1876 - 30th June 1877
1876
location Royal Naval College, Greenwich United Kingdom military residence address Source:9198828 2nd October 1876 - 30th June 1877
1877
service Royal Navy Lieutenant Royal Marine Light Infantry Portsmouth Division Source:9198828 1st July 1877 - 25th April 1878
1878
appointments Commanding Officer Royal Marines Ascension Islands Source:9198828 1878 - 1881
1878
service Royal Navy Lieutenant Royal Marine Light Infantry Island of Ascension Detachment Source:9198828 21st April 1878 - June 1881
1878
location Island of Ascension Saint Helena, Ascension and Tristan da Cunha military residence address Source:9198828 26th April 1878 - 29th June 1881
1881
location HMS Royal Alfred, Grassy Bay Bermuda military residence address Source:9199396 1881
1881
location Royal Navy - At Sea United Kingdom military residence address Source:9199396 1881
1881
service Royal Navy Captain Royal Marine Light Infantry HMS Boadicea Source:9198828 30th June 1881 - 2nd June 1882
1881
location HMS Boadicea India military residence address Source:9198828 30th June 1881
1881
service Royal Navy Captain Royal Marine Light Infantry Island of Ascension Detachment Source:9198828 1st July 1881 - 29th June 1881
1882
service Royal Navy Captain Royal Marine Light Infantry Portsmouth Division Source:9198828 3rd June 1882 - 30th September 1883
1883
service Royal Navy Captain Royal Marine Light Infantry Royal Naval College Source:9198828 1st October 1883 - 12th February 1884
1884
service Royal Navy Captain Royal Marine Light Infantry Special Service Squadron (Egypt) Source:9198828 13th February 1884 - 20th May 1884
1884
hospitalisation Wounded at the Battle of El Teb Hospital/Institution Source:9198828 February 1884
1884
appointments Commander of two companies, Royal Marines Source:9198828 1884
1884
appointments Adjutant, Royal Marines Battalion, East Soudan Source:9198828 1884
1884
awards Egypt Medal 1882 Other War Service Award Source:9198828 1884
1884
service Royal Navy Captain Royal Marine Light Infantry Attached to Guards Camel Corps Source:9198828 1884 - 1885
1884
theatres Egypt :4 Source:9199374 1884 - 1885
1884
appointments Garrison Adjutant, Suakim Source:9198828 April 1884 - September 1884
1884
service Royal Navy Major Royal Marine Light Infantry Special Service Squadron (Egypt) Source:9198828 21st May 1884
1885
hospitalisation "Wounded at Matammieh - (Rifle Shot, right thigh)" Hospital/Institution Source:9198828 22nd January 1885
1885
events Shipwreck Military Service Event Egypt Source:9198828 March 1885
1885
service Royal Navy Brevet Major Royal Marine Light Infantry Portsmouth Division Source:9198828 17th May 1885 - 30th April 1886
1885
awards Companion of Bath - CB Other War Service Award Source:9198828 25th August 1885
1885
awards Mentioned in Despatches (MiD) British Award/Decoration Source:9199164 25th August 1885
1886
events Awarded Pension Pensions and Gratuities Source:9198828 21st January 1886
1886
marriage Mary Adelaide Dinvillee Source:9199398 1886 - 1929
1886
service Royal Navy Brevet Major Royal Marine Light Infantry Admirality Source:9198828 1st May 1886 - 22nd December 1887
1887
appointments Treasurer, Executive Committee, 1887 Jubilee Source:9199164 22nd July 1887
1887
discharge Source:9198828 23rd December 1887
1887
events Retired Pay Pensions and Gratuities Source:9198828 23rd December 1887
1887
service Royal Navy Lieutenant Colonel Royal Marine Light Infantry Retired List Source:9198828 23rd December 1887
1889
children Hugo Compton Domvile Pope Source:9199374 19th June 1889
1891
employment High Sheriff of Queen's County Royal Appointment Queen's County Ireland Source:9199374 1891
1891
location Ashburton House, Heath Lane, Putney Surrey United Kingdom their own address Source:9199396 1891
1893
employment High Sheriff of County Tyrone Royal Appointment County Tyrone Ireland Source:9199374 1893
1894
children Mary Adelaide Poe Source:9199398 1894
1895
employment Vice Chairman Committee Abbetleix Board of Guardians Abbeyleix Ireland Source:9199164 1895 - 1899
1901
location Haywood, Demesne, Ballinakill Ireland their own address Source:9199398 1901
1902
employment Conference Member Committee Irish Land Conference Dublin Ireland Source:9199374 1902
1904
employment Governor National Gallery of Ireland Dublin Ireland Source:9199374 1904
1906
employment Commission Member Committee Vice-Regal Commission on Irish Raleways Ireland Source:9199374 1906 - 1910
1912
awards Baronet Other Civilian Service Award Source:9199164 16th August 1912
1915
service Royal Navy Lieutenant Colonel Naval Medical Information Bureau Egypt Source:9199374 1915 - 1916
1915
theatres Egypt :4 Source:9199374 1915 - 1916
1916
employment French Red Cross Medical France Source:9199374 1916 - 1919
1916
theatres France & Belgium: 1a Source:9199374 1916 - 1919
1918
employment British Committee - French Red Cross Medical Inspector France Source:3541946 March 1918 - November 1918
1918
theatres France & Belgium: 1a Source:3541946 March 1918 - November 1918
1918
location Heywood, Ballinakill, Laois County Ireland their own address Source:3541946 14th September 1918
1922
employment Senator Irish Free State Governemnt Ireland Source:9199374 1922 - 1925
appointments Officer in charge, BEF Enquiry Office, France Source:3541946
awards Khedive's Star Other War Service Award Source:9198828
awards Medal of Reconnaissance Francaise - Second Class Other Civilian Service Award Source:9199374
education Officer training - "failed to pass for R[oyal] M[ilitary] A[cademy]" Royal Naval College Greenwich United Kingdom Source:9198828
employment Lord Lieutenant for Queen's County Royal Appointment Queen's County Ireland Source:9199374
employment Justice of the Peace - JP Legal Ireland Source:9199374
events Awarded Gratuity Pensions and Gratuities Source:9198828
events Awarded Gratuity Pensions and Gratuities Source:9198828
events Qualification Training Royal Naval College, Greenwich United Kingdom Source:9198828
events Qualification Training Esturey United Kingdom Source:9198828
events Qualification Training Source:9198828
events Qualification Training Source:9198828
events Qualification Training Canterbury United Kingdom Source:9198828
service Royal Navy Brevet Major Royal Marine Light Infantry Special Service Squadron (Egypt) Source:9198828
location Batchwood Hall, St Albans United Kingdom Source:9199374
location Slaghtfreedan Lodge, Cookstown, Co. Tyrone Ireland their own address Source:9199374
location The Beach Hotel, Littlehampton, Sussex United Kingdom Source:9199399
1934
death Littlehampton, West Sussex United Kingdom Source:9198828 Source:9198841 30th November 1934
burial Holy Trinity Churchyard Non-War Cemetery Leverstock Green, Dacorum Borough, Hertfordshire United Kingdom Source:9199399

Details

Details

Names
TypeName
First Names William Hutcheson
Initials WH
Last Name Poe
Source 9198828
First Names William Hutcheson
Initials WH
Last Name Poe
Source 9198828
Gender
GenderSource
Male
Locations
AddressCountryTypeDateSource
Ashburton House, Heath Lane, Putney Surrey United Kingdom their own address known 1891
Batchwood Hall, St Albans United Kingdom
HMS Boadicea India military residence address 30th June 1881
HMS Royal Alfred, Grassy Bay Bermuda military residence address known 1881
HMS Royal Alfred, Stationed at Halifax, Nova Scotia Canada military residence address 6th July 1869 - January 1874
Haywood, Demesne, Ballinakill Ireland their own address known 1901
Heywood, Ballinakill, Laois County Ireland their own address known 14th September 1918
Island of Ascension Saint Helena, Ascension and Tristan da Cunha military residence address 26th April 1878 - 29th June 1881
Royal Naval College, Greenwich United Kingdom military residence address 29th September 1875 - 30th June 1876
Royal Naval College, Greenwich United Kingdom military residence address 2nd October 1876 - 30th June 1877
Royal Navy - At Sea United Kingdom military residence address known 1881
Slaghtfreedan Lodge, Cookstown, Co. Tyrone Ireland their own address
The Beach Hotel, Littlehampton, Sussex United Kingdom
Wallasey, Cheshire United Kingdom school/college address known 1871
Contribution

Military Service

Military Service
ServiceNumberUnitSectionRankSource
Royal Navy Royal Marine Light Infantry Portsmouth Division Lieutenant
Royal Navy Royal Marine Light Infantry Attached to Artillery Headquarters Lieutenant
Royal Navy Royal Marine Light Infantry Portsmouth Division Lieuteant
Royal Navy Royal Marine Light Infantry Royal Naval College Lieutenant
Royal Navy Royal Marine Light Infantry Portsmouth Division Lieutenant
Royal Navy Royal Marine Light Infantry Royal Naval College Lieutenant
Royal Navy Royal Marine Light Infantry Portsmouth Division Lieutenant
Royal Navy Royal Marine Light Infantry Island of Ascension Detachment Lieutenant
Royal Navy Royal Marine Light Infantry Island of Ascension Detachment Captain
Royal Navy Royal Marine Light Infantry HMS Boadicea Captain
Royal Navy Royal Marine Light Infantry Portsmouth Division Captain
Royal Navy Royal Marine Light Infantry Royal Naval College Captain
Royal Navy Royal Marine Light Infantry Special Service Squadron (Egypt) Captain
Royal Navy Royal Marine Light Infantry Special Service Squadron (Egypt) Major
Royal Navy Royal Marine Light Infantry Special Service Squadron (Egypt) Brevet Major
Royal Navy Royal Marine Light Infantry Portsmouth Division Brevet Major
Royal Navy Royal Marine Light Infantry Admirality Brevet Major
Royal Navy Royal Marine Light Infantry Portsmouth Division Second Lieutenant
Royal Navy Royal Marine Light Infantry Portsmouth Division Lieutenant
Royal Navy Royal Marine Light Infantry Attached to Guards Camel Corps Captain
Royal Navy Royal Marine Light Infantry HMS Royal Alfred Lieutenant
Royal Navy Royal Marine Light Infantry Retired List Lieutenant Colonel
Royal Navy Naval Medical Information Bureau Egypt Lieutenant Colonel
Awards
AwardTypeSource
1914/15 Star First World War Campaign/Service Medal
Baronet Other Civilian Service Award
British War Medal First World War Campaign/Service Medal
Companion of Bath - CB Other War Service Award
Egypt Medal 1882 Other War Service Award
Khedive's Star Other War Service Award
Medal of Reconnaissance Francaise - Second Class Other Civilian Service Award
Mentioned in Despatches (MiD) British Award/Decoration
Victory Medal First World War Campaign/Service Medal
Family
Children
NameRelationshipDatesSource
Hugo Compton Domvile Pope son 19th June 1889
Mary Adelaide Poe daughter 1894
Parents
NameRelationshipDatesSource
William Thomas Poe father
Mary Poe nee Leslie mother
Spouse
NameRelationshipDatesSource
Mary Adelaide Dinvillee wife 1886
Religion
DateReligionSource
1901 Anglican - Church of Eng, Irl, Wales or other

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Official Records

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Medal Index Card
Royal Navy Officers 1899-1919 Transcription M2740
1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census Transcription M2740
1891 England, Wales & Scotland Census Transcription M2740
Ireland Census 1901 Transcription M2740
England & Wales deaths 1837-2007 Transcription M2740

External Evidence

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Dictionary of Ulster Biography M2740
Who's Who M2740

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Lieutenant Colonel Hutcheson Poe CB M2740

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