author
Harold E. (Harold Edward) Cloke
1873–1949
Best known for The Gunner’s Examiner, he wrote a practical military manual drawn from his experience as a U.S. Army artillery officer. Though not widely remembered today, his work preserves a clear snapshot of early twentieth-century coastal artillery training.
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The Gunner's Examiner
by Harold E. (Harold Edward) Cloke
About the author
Harold E. Cloke, full name Harold Edward Cloke, was an American writer remembered for The Gunner’s Examiner, a technical guide to artillery that was published in 1908 and later preserved by libraries and Project Gutenberg.
The book identifies him as Captain, Coast Artillery Corps, U.S.A., which suggests that his writing grew directly out of professional military service rather than a purely literary career. Modern catalog and biographical records consistently list him as 1873–1949.
Little easily verified biographical detail appears to survive online beyond his military connection and authorship, but his work remains of interest to readers looking at the history of gunnery, military instruction, and early twentieth-century American technical writing.