POLLARD, Stanley Fox
| Service Numbers: | Not yet discovered |
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| Enlisted: | Not yet discovered |
| Last Rank: | Lieutenant |
| Last Unit: | 4th Light Horse Regiment |
| Born: | 1880, place not yet discovered |
| Home Town: | Warrnambool, Warrnambool, Victoria |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Area Officer |
| Memorials: | Warrnambool Club Pictorial Honour Roll |
World War 1 Service
| 19 Oct 1914: | Involvement Lieutenant, 4th Light Horse Regiment, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '2' embarkation_place: Melbourne embarkation_ship: HMAT Wiltshire embarkation_ship_number: A18 public_note: '' | |
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| 19 Oct 1914: | Embarked Lieutenant, 4th Light Horse Regiment, HMAT Wiltshire, Melbourne |
4th Light Horse Officer at Gallipoli
Born in Hawthorn VIC on 19 Mar 1880, 1 of 7 children to Edward Fox Pollard & Bessie Gould
Pre–WW1 he served in the 7th Light Horse Brigade with the 9th Light Horse (Victorian Mounted Rifles) & later, the 19th (Yarrowee) Light Horse
On 18 Aug 1914, he was currently serving as the 7th LH Brigade Area Officer holding the rank of Lieutenant & enlisted into the AIF, subsequently being allocated as Lieut, O/C B Troop in the 4th Light Horse Regiments, B Squadron
He arrived in Egypt on 1 Dec & was with the Regiment when they took part in the Defence of the Suez Canal in Jan 1915 from a German–led Ottoman Army force which advanced from Southern Palestine
In May, the Regiment sailed for Gallipoli, arriving at Anzac Cove between 16 & 24 May (Pollard with B Sqn on the 24th) & reinforced the 1st Infantry Brigade
In Jul, the Regiment was attached to the 2nd LH Brigade who were occupying trenches along the southern (far right) of the Anzac position, in particular at Ryrie's Post
Throughout the early stages of the August Offensive, the Regiment occupied Ryrie's Post & made demonstration against the Turks in support of operations at Lone Pine
Pollard began suffering from a debility & was evacuated to Mudros on 15 Aug & was later transferred to the British Military Hospital in Gibraltar on 10 Oct
Ten days layer he was invalidated to England with a debility & defective vision, being admitted to hospital in London on the 31st
He was placed on the Supernumerary List in Mar 1916 & embarked for return to Australia as unfit for all service for 3 months
This would be the end of his war time service & his appointment in the AIF was terminated on 13 Aug 1916
Following his termination in the AIF, he returned to duties in the Citizen Force & appears to have retired sometime later holding the rank of Major
Pollard passed away on 18 Oct 1966 in Ballarat & was cremated at the Ballarat New Cemetery & Crematorium
Submitted 2 December 2024 by James Coleman
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