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:               

Embarked:      

Disembarked: 

Unit:  29th Battalion                                                                                                                      

Rank:  Private

Discharge Date:                                       

Place: 

 

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

Service Number:                                                    

Date Enlisted:                                                        

Date Discharged: 

 

COMMENTS

 

Kew Rotary