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POOLE Family

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Joseph 9 yrs. David 8 yrs. Harry aged 6 yrs Margaret 4 yrs and Jean aged 2 yrs all died 23 April 1933 at Palace Barracks family accommodation due to a gas leak. Their was no gas in their home.

Children of Lance Corporal Harry Poole M M Border Regiment stationed and living in married quarters with his wife Mary nee Scott in Palace Barracks, Holywood, County Down.
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Gas had been installed at the site, but was replaced by electricity in 1930 when the pipes were sealed. In 1933 a gas cooker was installed in a neighbouring flat, but the fitter did not check that the pipes in the other flats were plugged. Gas seeped through into the Poole’s flat and the five children age 2 to 9 died.
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Holywood Cemetery and Old Prior Churchyard County Down Northern Ireland
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Canon Canon IXUS 170
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ƒ/5
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13.9 mm
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1/1000 second(s)
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160
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Off, did not fire
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POOLE.webp
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Tue, 30 June 2015 3:45 PM
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