POLLARD H.G.
Given Names: Herbert George
Service Number: 324
Unit: 29th Battalion, A Company
Rank: Private
Paybook Number:
Age: 24 Yrs 6 Mths
Occupation: Farmer
Marital Status: Married
Religion: Presbyterian
PHYSICAL DESCRIPTION
Height: 5 Ft 5 In
Weight: 157 Lbs
Chest: 36½-38¾ In
Hair: Brown
Eyes: Blue
Complexion: Fresh
ENLISTMENT
Date Enlisted: 7/7/1915
Place: Melbourne
Next of Kin: FATHER George Pollard
100 Walpole Street, Kew, Victoria
Embarkation Date: 10/11/1915
Port: Melbourne
Ship: HMAT Ascanius A11
END OF WAR
Status: Killed in action
Ship:
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Unit: 29th Battalion
Rank: Private
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MEDALS AND AWARDS
14/15 Star: 22292
British War Medal: 24402
Victory Medal: 24235
Other:
BIRTH
Date or Year: 1891
Place: Northcote, Victoria
Father: George POLLARD
Mother: Euphemia Beatrice BROWNE
MARRIAGE
Year: 1915
Place:
Spouse: Hilda Georgina MURRAY
DEATH
Date or Year: 19/7/1916
Place: Fleurbaix, Fromelles, France
Burial: No known grave,
SERVICE RECORD HIGHLIGHTS
Either hit by a piece of shrapnel or bullet, and was killed
MEMORIALS
Kew War Memorial
Kew State School
Kew Presbyterian Church
VC Corner Australian Cemetery Memorial, Fromelles, France
Australian War Memorial
Memorial Plaque: 314384
WORLD WAR 2 SERVICE
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COMMENTS