Major-General Arthur Pole Penton was a British officer in the Royal Artillery, and Commandant of the New Zealand Defence Forces from 1897 to 1901.
Pole Penton aloft a horse (left) delivering an address to personnel of the Second New Zealand Contingent that was about to depart for the Second Boer War in 1900
The 1917 New Year Honours were appointments by King George V to various orders and honours to reward and highlight good works by citizens of the British Empire. The appointments were published in seve
Arthur Pole Penton
…He was also Member of the Executive Council of Malta from 1909 until his death in 1920. He was made CVO in 1909, CB in 1910, and CMG in 1917. His daughter Beryl Katherine married Sir Robert Lock…
Civilian star of the Knight Grand Cross of the Order of the Bath
Star of a Knight Grand Commander of the Most Exalted Order of the Star of India
Star of the Order of Saint Michael and Saint George
Insignia of a Knight / Dames Commander of the Royal Victorian Order