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POLLARD, Harold William Colley
Personal Details
| Service Number: | 3873 |
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| Enlisted: | 22 September 1915, Brisbane, Queensland |
| Last Rank: | Private |
| Last Unit: | 49th Infantry Battalion |
| Born: | Orroroo, South Australia, 5 February 1896 |
| Home Town: | Broken Hill, Broken Hill Municipality, New South Wales |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Labourer |
| Died: | Natural causes, Brompton, South Australia, 8 August 1974, aged 78 years |
| Cemetery: |
Enfield Memorial Park, South Australia Section: General, Row: DY, Site Number: 131 |
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Service History
World War 1 Service
| 22 Sep 1915: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 3873, Brisbane, Queensland | |
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| 30 Dec 1915: | Involvement AIF WW1, Private, 3873, 9th Infantry Battalion, Enlistment/Embarkation WW1, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '9' embarkation_place: Brisbane embarkation_ship: HMAT Itonus embarkation_ship_number: A50 public_note: '' | |
| 30 Dec 1915: | Embarked AIF WW1, Private, 3873, 9th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Itonus, Brisbane | |
| 2 Apr 1916: | Transferred AIF WW1, Private, 49th Infantry Battalion | |
| 3 Sep 1916: | Wounded AIF WW1, Private, 3873, 49th Infantry Battalion, Mouquet Farm, GSW (right wrist) | |
| 4 Jul 1918: | Wounded AIF WW1, Private, 3873, 49th Infantry Battalion, Le Hamel - Blueprint for Victory, GSW (both feet, right leg) | |
| 29 Jun 1919: | Discharged AIF WW1, Private, 3873, 49th Infantry Battalion |
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Paul Trevor
Private Harold William Colley Pollard, born in South Australia, enlisted in Brisbane on 22 September 1915, whilst his cousin, Albert William Colley Pollard (/explore/people/357977) enlisted in Adelaide on 21 December 1914. Both cousins survived their war-time experiences and returned to Australia.
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