SOE Poles, William Eustace (Bill)

[John Robertson]

• SURNAME

Poles​

• FORENAME

William Eustace (Bill)​

• UNIT

Force 136 SOE​

• RANK

T/Major​

• NUMBER

318623​

• AWARD

Military Cross​

• PLACE

Burma 1945​

• ADDITIONAL INFORMATION

parent unit General List​

born 19.6.1902 Wentworth, Yorkshire​

resided Matlock, Derbyshire 1911​

resided Southern Rhodesia 1939​

King's African Rifles (Sgt) 1941​

commissioned 25.10.1941​

2 Bn Rhodesia Regiment 1943​

SOE April 1943​

P Force 1943-44​

Op.Character - Team Ferret) 1945​

died 1990​

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• OBITUARY

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Source : The Daily Telegraph, Wed, 15 Aug 1990, Page 17​

 

[Duncan G]

• SURNAME

Poles​

• FORENAME

William Eustace (Bill)​

• UNIT

Force 136 SOE​

• RANK

T/Major​

• NUMBER

318623​

• AWARD

Military Cross​

• PLACE

Burma 1945​

• ADDITIONAL INFORMATION

parent unit General List​

born 19.6.1902 Wentworth,Yorkshire​

resided Matlock,Derbyshire 1911​

resided Southern Rhodesia 1939​

King's African Rifles (Sgt) 1941​

commissioned 25.10.1941​

2 Bn Rhodesia Regiment 1943​

SOE April 1943​

P Force 1943-44​

Op.Character - Team Ferret) 1945​

died 1990​

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Major William Eustace Poles plays a central part in the fascinating official biography of Lt Col Edgar Peacock, Jungle Warrior, by Dr. Richard Duckett, published by Chiselbury Publishing on 20 June 2025.

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