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POLLARD, Alfred Oliver
UK, Soldiers Awards from the London Gazette, 1898-1944
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Full Name
POLLARD, Alfred Oliver
Date Of Birth
4 May 1893
Age
23
Birth Place
Wallington, Surrey
Nationality
British
Resided Place
Wallington, Surrey; Bournemouth, Hampshire, England
Date
29 Apr 1917
Date Of Death
5 Dec 1960
Further Information
Officer serving with Special Reserve of Officers, Territorial Force. Reserve of Officers or holding a temporary commission who has War service.
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Son of James Alfred and Ada Jane Pollard, of "Tidbury", 2, Belmont Road, Wallington, Surrey. Territorial Army Reserve of Officers 08/12/1921. Served through the First World War. Served in the Royal Air Force on a short term commission in the 1920's.
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Further gazette dates: 23/03/1917 (M.C.); 15/06/1917 (M.C.Bar) Further gazette pages: 2985 (M.C.); 5983 (M.C.Bar) Gazette issue: 30001 (M.C.); 30135 (M.C.Bar)
Rank Name
Second Lieutenant
Award Details
Distinguished Service (M.C. and M.C.Bar)
Gazette Date
1917
Gazette Page
5703 (V.C.); Issue 30122 (V.C.)
Duty Location
Gavrelle, France; France and Flanders
Service
British Army
Regiment
Honourable Artillery Company
Battalion
1st Battalion
Place of Death
Bournemouth, Hampshire
Seniority Date
19 Jul 1917
Conflict Period
World War I
Served For
United Kingdom
award
Distinguished Conduct Medal (DCM)
award
British War Medals WW1
award
Victory Medal
award
Victoria Cross (VC)
award
UK Military Cross (MC)
company
Honourable Artillery Company
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Publication Title
UK, Soldiers Awards from the London Gazette, 1898-1944
Content Source
London Gazette
Last Updated
Oct 31, 2023
Description
The London Gazette is one of the official journals of record of the British government, and the most important among such official journals in the United Kingdom, in which certain statutory notices are required to be published.
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