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GENERAL POLE PENTON. (Rec. August 31,10.40 p.m.) . . London, August 30. Obituary.—General Pole Penton, formerly ex-Commandant of the New Zealand Forces.—United Service. TGeneral Arthur Pole Penton was born in 1854. and entered the Royal Artillery in 1873. He served ill Afghanistan from IS7B to ISSO, being mentioned in dispatches and decorated with the medal. He was Inspector of Warlike Stores from 1888 to 1891, Assistant to Director of Artillery from 1891 to 1893, Brigade-Major Royal Artillery Bth District from 1593 to 189G, Commandant of tho New ZealandDefence Forces from 18!)G to 1901; Commandant Ordnance College, 1904-1907, Commander Coast Defences, ■ Scotland, 1907-1908, commanding Royal Artillery atMalta, 1908-12, and South-west Coast Defences from 1912 to 1916, when lie retired.!
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Dominion, Volume 13, Issue 290, 1 September 1920, Page 7
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