Kit Poole
Christopher "Kit" Poole | |
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Poole (second from left) atop a building with three other Irish Citizen Army members | |
| Born | 17 December 1875 Dublin, Ireland |
| Died | 27 November 1965 (aged 89) Dublin, Ireland |
| Allegiance | United Kingdom 1894 - 1906 Irish Republic 1913 - 1918 |
| Years of service | 1894–1906 British Army 1913-1918 Irish Citizen Army |
| Rank | Private (British Army) Captain (Irish Citizen Army) |
| Unit | 2nd East Yorkshire Regiment (UK) |
| Commands | Second-in-command of Irish Citizen Army, St Stephen's Green Garrison, Easter Week, 1916 |
| Battles / wars | Tirah Campaign Second Boer War Easter Rising |
| Awards | King's South Africa Medal (1901 & 1902 clasps) Queen's South Africa Medal (1902) |
| Spouse(s) | Alice Fay |
Christopher "Kit" Poole (17 December 1875 – 27 November 1965) was an Irish soldier and military tactician who fought in the Tirah Campaign and the Second Boer War as a British Army private, as well as a captain of the Irish Citizen Army during the Easter Rising. During the Citizen Army's inception in 1913, he was a member of the group's initial provisional council alongside Captain Jack White, James Larkin, P. T. Daly and Constance Markievicz, and would go on to take up a permanent position on its executive committee. He was also a pivotal figure during the 1916 Easter Rising, as second-in-command at St. Stephen's Green under Citizen Army commandant Michael Mallin where they held out for six days against British forces, ending the engagement when the British brought them a copy of Pearse's surrender order.