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Burnley, Lancashire [6]

Guildford Western Australia [6]

Bearsted, Kent [5]

Bendigo Victoria [5]

Brighton, Sussex [5]

Devonport, Devon [5]

London, Middlesex, England [5]

Bradford, Yorkshire [4]

Castlemaine Victoria [4]

Eastbourne, Sussex [4]

Hammersmith, London [4]

Manchester, Lancashire [4]

Plymouth, Devon [4]

Bath, Somerset [3]

Charters Towers Queensland [3]

Croydon, Surrey [3]

Drouin Victoria [3]

Grade, Cornwall [3]

Gravesend, Kent [3]

Hastings, Sussex [3]

Leeds, Yorkshire [3]

Padiham, Lancashire [3]

Portsmouth, Hampshire [3]

Sydney New South Wales [3]

Accrington, Lancashire [2]

Battersea, London [2]

Beckenham, Kent [2]

Boort Victoria [2]

Borrowash, Derbyshire [2]

Bradford England [2]

Brewarrina New South Wales [2]

Brighouse, Yorkshire [2]

Brisbane Queensland [2]

Bristol, Gloucestershire [2]

Broken Hill New South Wales [2]

Bury, Lancashire [2]

Chungking [2]

Cowley, Uxbridge, Middlesex [2]

Derby, Derbyshire [2]

Duloe, Cornwall [2]

Exmouth, Devon [2]

Knottingley, Yorkshire, England [2]

Liverpool, Lancashire, England [2]

Maryborough Queensland [2]

Melbourne Victoria [2]

Mevagissey, Cornwall, England [2]

Millwall, London [2]

Partington, Cheshire [2]

Rye Park New South Wales [2]

Stantonbury, Buckinghamshire [2]

Rank

Private [1284]

Gunner [131]

Corporal [103]

Serjeant [98]

Driver [91]

Sapper [72]

Second Lieutenant [40]

Lance Corporal [37]

Lieutenant [35]

Acting Corporal [27]

Captain [26]

Major [17]

Acting Serjeant [16]

Warrant Officer Class 2 [15]

Bombardier [13]

Pioneer [11]

Colour Serjeant [10]

Company Serjeant Major [9]

Able Seaman [8]

Company Quarter Master Serjeant [8]

Lieutenant Colonel [8]

Rifleman [7]

Battery Serjeant Major [6]

Lance Serjeant [5]

Trooper [5]

Acting Bombardier [4]

Major /Acting Lieutenant Colonel [4]

Sergeant [4]

Acting Warrant Officer Class 2 [3]

Corporal 2nd [3]

Private Acting Corporal [3]

Staff Serjeant [3]

Temporary Lieutenant [3]

Worker [3]

Acting Corporal 2nd [2]

Acting Staff Serjeant [2]

Air Mechanic 1st Class [2]

Air Mechanic 2nd Class [2]

Battery Quarter Master Serjeant [2]

Lieutenant Colonel /Temporary Brigadier General [2]

Major Adjutant [2]

Nurse [2]

Shoeing Smith [2]

1st Lieutenant [1]

2nd Corporal [1]

2nd Lieutenant [1]

2nd Lieutenant (Acting Captain) [1]

4th Lieutenant [1]

A/ C.S.M [1]

Acting Air Mechanic 1st Class [1]

Unit

Royal Field Artillery [165]

Labour Corps [148]

Royal Engineers [148]

Army Service Corps [133]

Royal Army Medical Corps [85]

Royal Garrison Artillery [64]

London Regiment [63]

Machine Gun Corps [61]

West Yorkshire Regiment [56]

East Lancashire Regiment [54]

Royal Fusiliers [51]

Leicestershire Regiment [41]

Lancashire Fusiliers [36]

Nottinghamshire and Derbyshire Regiment [33]

Durham Light Infantry [32]

Royal Army Service Corps [32]

Liverpool Regiment [30]

West Riding Regiment [28]

Devonshire Regiment [27]

Northumberland Fusiliers [27]

Worcestershire Regiment [27]

King's Own Yorkshire Light Infantry [26]

York and Lancaster Regiment [26]

Manchester Regiment [25]

Yorkshire Regiment [25]

Bedfordshire Regiment [24]

Border Regiment [24]

Royal Sussex Regiment [23]

Yorkshire Light Infantry [23]

Suffolk Regiment [22]

Cheshire Regiment [21]

Hampshire Regiment [21]

Gloucestershire Regiment [20]

Royal West Kent Regiment [20]

The Queen's Regiment [20]

East Surrey Regiment [18]

Army Ordnance Corps [17]

Duke of Cornwalls Light Infantry [17]

Middlesex Regiment [17]

Rifle Brigade [17]

Royal Warwickshire Regiment [17]

King's Royal Rifle Corps [16]

Essex Regiment [15]

Royal Welsh Fusiliers [15]

Somerset Light Infantry [15]

Wiltshire Regiment [15]

East Yorkshire Regiment [14]

Loyal North Lancashire Regiment [14]

Northamptonshire Regiment [14]

Royal Berkshire Regiment [14]

Service

British Army [1951]

Royal Navy [207]

Air Force (RAF/RFC) [163]

Canadian Expeditionary Force [140]

Australian Imperial Force [108]

New Zealand Expeditionary Force [22]

Other Empire Force [2]

Last name first letter

P [2630]

W [3]

H [1]

Contribution

Military Service [2583]

Merchant Navy [40]

Conscientious Objector [7]

Country

United Kingdom [61]

India [2]

Barbados [1]

Germany [1]

Ireland [1]

Malaysia [1]

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Burnley, Lancashire [6] Guildford Western Australia [6] Bearsted, Kent [5] Bendigo Victoria [5] Brighton, Sussex [5] Devonport, Devon [5] London, Middlesex, England [5] Bradford, Yorkshire [4] Castlemaine Victoria [4] Eastbourne, Sussex [4] Hammersmith, London [4] Manchester, Lancashire [4] Plymouth, Devon [4] Bath, Somerset [3] Charters Towers Queensland [3] Croydon, Surrey [3] Drouin Victoria [3] Grade, Cornwall [3] Gravesend, Kent [3] Hastings, Sussex [3] Leeds, Yorkshire [3] Padiham, Lancashire [3] Portsmouth, Hampshire [3] Sydney New South Wales [3] Accrington, Lancashire [2] Battersea, London [2] Beckenham, Kent [2] Boort Victoria [2] Borrowash, Derbyshire [2] Bradford England [2] Brewarrina New South Wales [2] Brighouse, Yorkshire [2] Brisbane Queensland [2] Bristol, Gloucestershire [2] Broken Hill New South Wales [2] Bury, Lancashire [2] Chungking [2] Cowley, Uxbridge, Middlesex [2] Derby, Derbyshire [2] Duloe, Cornwall [2] Exmouth, Devon [2] Knottingley, Yorkshire, England [2] Liverpool, Lancashire, England [2] Maryborough Queensland [2] Melbourne Victoria [2] Mevagissey, Cornwall, England [2] Millwall, London [2] Partington, Cheshire [2] Rye Park New South Wales [2] Stantonbury, Buckinghamshire [2]

Rank

Private [1284] Gunner [131] Corporal [103] Serjeant [98] Driver [91] Sapper [72] Second Lieutenant [40] Lance Corporal [37] Lieutenant [35] Acting Corporal [27] Captain [26] Major [17] Acting Serjeant [16] Warrant Officer Class 2 [15] Bombardier [13] Pioneer [11] Colour Serjeant [10] Company Serjeant Major [9] Able Seaman [8] Company Quarter Master Serjeant [8] Lieutenant Colonel [8] Rifleman [7] Battery Serjeant Major [6] Lance Serjeant [5] Trooper [5] Acting Bombardier [4] Major /Acting Lieutenant Colonel [4] Sergeant [4] Acting Warrant Officer Class 2 [3] Corporal 2nd [3] Private Acting Corporal [3] Staff Serjeant [3] Temporary Lieutenant [3] Worker [3] Acting Corporal 2nd [2] Acting Staff Serjeant [2] Air Mechanic 1st Class [2] Air Mechanic 2nd Class [2] Battery Quarter Master Serjeant [2] Lieutenant Colonel /Temporary Brigadier General [2] Major Adjutant [2] Nurse [2] Shoeing Smith [2] 1st Lieutenant [1] 2nd Corporal [1] 2nd Lieutenant [1] 2nd Lieutenant (Acting Captain) [1] 4th Lieutenant [1] A/ C.S.M [1] Acting Air Mechanic 1st Class [1]

Unit

Royal Field Artillery [165] Labour Corps [148] Royal Engineers [148] Army Service Corps [133] Royal Army Medical Corps [85] Royal Garrison Artillery [64] London Regiment [63] Machine Gun Corps [61] West Yorkshire Regiment [56] East Lancashire Regiment [54] Royal Fusiliers [51] Leicestershire Regiment [41] Lancashire Fusiliers [36] Nottinghamshire and Derbyshire Regiment [33] Durham Light Infantry [32] Royal Army Service Corps [32] Liverpool Regiment [30] West Riding Regiment [28] Devonshire Regiment [27] Northumberland Fusiliers [27] Worcestershire Regiment [27] King's Own Yorkshire Light Infantry [26] York and Lancaster Regiment [26] Manchester Regiment [25] Yorkshire Regiment [25] Bedfordshire Regiment [24] Border Regiment [24] Royal Sussex Regiment [23] Yorkshire Light Infantry [23] Suffolk Regiment [22] Cheshire Regiment [21] Hampshire Regiment [21] Gloucestershire Regiment [20] Royal West Kent Regiment [20] The Queen's Regiment [20] East Surrey Regiment [18] Army Ordnance Corps [17] Duke of Cornwalls Light Infantry [17] Middlesex Regiment [17] Rifle Brigade [17] Royal Warwickshire Regiment [17] King's Royal Rifle Corps [16] Essex Regiment [15] Royal Welsh Fusiliers [15] Somerset Light Infantry [15] Wiltshire Regiment [15] East Yorkshire Regiment [14] Loyal North Lancashire Regiment [14] Northamptonshire Regiment [14] Royal Berkshire Regiment [14]

Service

British Army [1951] Royal Navy [207] Air Force (RAF/RFC) [163] Canadian Expeditionary Force [140] Australian Imperial Force [108] New Zealand Expeditionary Force [22] Other Empire Force [2]

Last name first letter

P [2630] W [3] H [1]

Contribution

Military Service [2583] Merchant Navy [40] Conscientious Objector [7]

Country

United Kingdom [61] India [2] Barbados [1] Germany [1] Ireland [1] Malaysia [1]

Henry James Pollard

Born 1892

Died 1949

British Army 2068 Private Durham Light Infantry

British Army 200154 Private Durham Light Infantry

British Army 4437450 Private Durham Light Infantry

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Alfred Oliver Pollard

Born 1893

Died 1960

British Army 1023 Serjeant Honourable Artillery Company

British Army 2nd Lieutenant (Acting Captain) Honourable Artillery Company

British Army 1023 Private Honourable Artillery Company

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Reginald Pollard

Born 1895

Died 1918

British Army 179184 Gunner Royal Garrison Artillery 9th Siege Bty.

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Cadogan Pollard

Born 1874

Died 1956

British Army 1270 Private West India Regiment 2nd Battalion

British Army 2587 Private British West Indies Regiment 2nd Battalion

British Army 2587 Corporal British West Indies Regiment 2nd Battalion

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George Pollard

Born 1878

Died 1918

British Army 302373 Private Manchester Regiment 2nd/6th Battalion

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Herbert George Pollard

Born 1891

Died 1916

Australian Imperial Force 324 Private Australian Infantry 29th Battalion

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George Pollard

Born 1898

Died 1987

British Army 15139 Private East Lancashire Regiment

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 65260 Private Royal Flying Corps

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George Herbert Pollard

Born 1887

Died 1917

Air Force (RAF/RFC) Second Lieutenant Royal Flying Corps 25th Squadron

British Army Second Lieutenant Argyll & Sutherland Highlanders 99th Battalion

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Frederick James Pollard

Born 1896

Died 1918

British Army 1311 Private London Regiment

British Army 1311 Corporal London Regiment

British Army 320109 Corporal London Regiment

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Arthur Pollard

Born 1888

Died 1916

British Army 13246 Private East Lancashire Regiment

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William Pollard

Born 1887

Died 1920

British Army 19403 Private Dorsetshire Regiment

British Army 19403 Private Labour Corps Company Dorsetshire Regiment

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Frank Pollard

Born 1893

British Army 100363 Private Royal Army Medical Corps

British Army 100363 Private RAMC 34th Field Ambulance

British Army Private RAMC

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Frederick Pollard

Born 1880

Died 1918

British Army 23130 Gunner Royal Garrison Artillery 42nd Siege Bty.

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Oswald P Pollard

Born 1885

Died 1915

British Army 14838 Private Grenadier Guards

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William Marcus Noel Pollard

Born 1890

Died 1917

British Army Second Lieutenant North Staffordshire Regiment

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Alfred Gordon Pollard

Born 1890

Died 1917

British Army Second Lieutenant Argyll and Sutherland Highlanders 9th (The Dumbartonshire) Battalion (Territorial)

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Arthur Pollard

Born 1886

Died 1930

British Army 4127 Gunner Royal Field Artillery

British Army 781833 Corporal Royal Field Artillery

British Army Sergeant Royal Field Artillery

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Absolom Pollard

Died 1916

British Army 18409 Private East Lancashire Regiment 2nd Battalion.

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Thomas Pollard

Born 1884

Died 1916

British Army 22417 Private Somerset Light Infantry 1st Battalion.

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Wilfred Walter Pollard

Born 1899

Died 1918

Air Force (RAF/RFC) Second Lieutenant 206th Sqdn

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