POLLARD, William Ward
| Service Numbers: | 2192, 2192A |
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| Enlisted: | 28 July 1915, Brisbane, Queensland |
| Last Rank: | Private |
| Last Unit: | 9th Infantry Battalion |
| Born: | Bulimba, Queensland, 13 February 1887 |
| Home Town: | Brisbane, Brisbane, Queensland |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Labourer |
| Died: | Natural causes, Goodna, Queensland, 3 November 1956, aged 69 years |
| Cemetery: |
Lutwyche Cemetery, Brisbane, Qld Plot ANZ 8, Row 16, Grave 22 |
| Memorials: |
World War 1 Service
| 28 Jul 1915: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 2192, Brisbane, Queensland | |
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| 18 Sep 1915: | Involvement AIF WW1, Private, 2192, 25th Infantry Battalion, Enlistment/Embarkation WW1, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '15' embarkation_place: Brisbane embarkation_ship: HMAT Armadale embarkation_ship_number: A26 public_note: '' | |
| 18 Sep 1915: | Embarked AIF WW1, Private, 2192, 25th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Armadale, Brisbane | |
| 28 Feb 1916: | Transferred AIF WW1, Private, 9th Infantry Battalion | |
| 25 Mar 1918: | Wounded AIF WW1, Private, 2192, 9th Infantry Battalion, German Spring Offensive 1918, Gassed | |
| 7 Jul 1919: | Discharged AIF WW1, Private, 2192A, 9th Infantry Battalion |
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Paul Trevor
The two enlisted children of William Pollard and Martha Parnham (née Ward) Pollard of Brisbane, Queensland:-
8530 Pte. Ernest Cecil POLLARD (/explore/people/249821) - died of wounds;
2192 Pte. William Ward Pollard - returned to Australia.
'Personal Notes.
Mr. and Mrs. W. Pollard, Hokatika, Petrie terrace, have received from London, through the Red Cross Information Bureau the following cablegram : Private William Pollard, of a famous battalion, who has been seriously ill in 2nd Canadian Hospital, France, and is now removed to 1st Australian Auxiliary Hospital, Harefield, England, is improving.' from The Telegraph 6 Oct 1917 (nla.gov.au)
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