Born in Sale, Vic., on 16 Aug. 1895, Pooley worked as a clerk in Surrey Hills, Vic.; enlisted on 23 Apr. 1917 (no. 38525); served as a gunner and driver with the 8th Field Artillery Brigade; and was repatriated to Australia on 3 July 1919. He married in 1936, had no children, and died on 22 Apr. 1971 in Stirling, S. Aust.
From the description of The World War I letters of no. 38525 Driver Pooley, F.E., 32nd Reinforcements (Victoria), No. 2 Section, 3rd Divisional Ammunition Column, 31st Battery, 8th Australian Field Artillery Brigade, A.I.F. abroad / compiled by Margaret Ross and John E. Gerber. 1988. (Libraries Australia). WorldCat record id: 222409460