POLLARD, Herbert George
| Service Number: | 324 |
|---|---|
| Enlisted: | 7 July 1915 |
| Last Rank: | Private |
| Last Unit: | 29th Infantry Battalion |
| Born: | Northcote, Darebin - Victoria, Australia, January 1891 |
| Home Town: | Betley, Central Goldfields, Victoria |
| Schooling: | Kew State School, Victoria, Australia |
| Occupation: | Farmer |
| Died: | Killed in Action, Fromelles, France, 19 July 1916 |
| Cemetery: |
Fromelles (Pheasant Wood) Military Cemetery Plot IV, Row A, Grave No 5 |
| Memorials: | Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Betley District Roll of Honour, Kew War Memorial |
World War 1 Service
| 7 Jul 1915: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 324, Depot Battalion | |
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| 10 Nov 1915: | Embarked AIF WW1, Private, 324, 29th Infantry Battalion, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '16' embarkation_place: Melbourne embarkation_ship: HMAT Ascanius embarkation_ship_number: A11 public_note: '' | |
| 19 Jul 1916: | Involvement AIF WW1, Private, 324, 29th Infantry Battalion, Fromelles (Fleurbaix), awm_place_died: France awm_died_cause: Killed in action awm_cemetery: Pheasant Wood Military Cemetery--- |
Private Herbert George Rowe Pollard.
A 24 year old farmer prior to enlistment on 7 July 1915, he embarked for overseas with A Company from Melbourne on 10 November 1915 aboard HMAT Ascanius. He was killed in action at Fromelles, France on 19 July 1916. After the war his grave could not be located and he was commemorated on the VC Corner Australian Cemetery Memorial, Fromelles. In 2008 a burial ground was located at Pheasant Wood, France containing the bodies of 250 British and Australian soldiers including Pte Pollard. All of the remains were reburied in the newly created Fromelles (Pheasant Wood) Military Cemetery. At the time of the official dedication of the new cemetery on 19 July 2010, ninety-six of the Australians, including Pte Pollard, had been identified through a combination of anthropological, archaeological, historical and DNA information. Work is continuing on identifying the other remains relocated from the burial ground and buried in the new cemetery as unknown soldiers. Although the image shows Pte Pollard wearing Corporal stripes, his service records contain no details of a promotion to that rank
Submitted 26 May 2022 by Lynette Turner
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