POLLARD, Stanley Dawson Robert
| Service Number: | 7105 |
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| Enlisted: | 10 October 1916, Warwick, Queensland |
| Last Rank: | Private |
| Last Unit: | 9th Infantry Battalion |
| Born: | Lagoon Flat, Queensland, 13 November 1898 |
| Home Town: | Texas, Goondiwindi, Queensland |
| Schooling: | Silver Spur State School |
| Occupation: | Stockman |
| Died: | Killed in Action, Ypres, Belgium, 20 September 1917, aged 18 years |
| Cemetery: |
No known grave - "Known Unto God" |
| Memorials: | Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Bonshaw and District Roll of Honor, Menin Gate Memorial (Commonwealth Memorial to the Missing of the Ypres Salient) |
World War 1 Service
| 10 Oct 1916: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 7105, 9th Infantry Battalion, Warwick, Queensland | |
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| 17 Nov 1916: |
Involvement
AIF WW1, Private, 7105, 9th Infantry Battalion, Enlistment/Embarkation WW1, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '9' embarkation_place: Brisbane embarkation_ship: HMAT Kyarra embarkation_ship_number: A55 public_note: '' |
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| 17 Nov 1916: | Embarked AIF WW1, Private, 7105, 9th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Kyarra, Brisbane | |
| 20 Sep 1917: | Involvement AIF WW1, Private, 7105, 9th Infantry Battalion, Menin Road |
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Father Robert Dawson Pollard and Mother Emily Grant Pollard (nee Beaton),
living at Bonshaw Station, Bonshaw, Queensland.
(Native of Texas, Queensland)
Prior to enlisting lived at Warwick, QLD.
Described on enlisting as 21 years old; single; 5' 7 1/4" tall; 149 lbs; fair complexion;
grey eyes; brown hair; Roman Catholic.
10/10/1916 Enlisted at Warwick, Queensland
1/11/1916 Commanding Officer appointed Stanley to Enoggera Camp
17/11/1916 Embarked from Brisbane on board HMAT Kyarra A55
as a Private with the 9th Australian Infantry, 23rd reinforcements
9-12/12/1916 Sick to hospital ship - Rubella
30/1/1917 disembarked into Plymouth, England
16/2/1917 marched in from Australia, into 3rd Training Battalion, England
3/5/1917 proceeded overseas to France
4/5/1917 marched in ex England, to Etaples, France
7/5/1917 marched out to Battalion
17/5/1917 taken on strength into 9th Battalion, France
20/9/1917 Killed in action ***Father stated, he died 18 years 10 months old ***
buried in: No known grave
Commemorated on Menin Gate Memorial, Ypres, Flanders, Belgium.
His name is located at panel 57 in the Commemorative Area at the
Australian War Memorial, Canberra, ACT.
Medals:
British War medal (53385); Victory medal (52674); Memorial Plaque and Memorial Scroll
(332924).
Sourced and submitted by Julianne T Ryan. 8/12/2014. Lest we forget.
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