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British War Medal 1914-18
Awarded to Arthur John Pollard, CPO Stoker. Obverse: Head of King George V (left). Legend; 'GEORGIVS V BRITT: OMN REX ET IND: IMP:" Reverse: A Knight on horseback (right) a short sword in his right hand, trampling on the German shield, skull and cross-bones. Legend: '1914-18'. Inscription on edge: 'K.12172 A.J.POLLARD. S.P.O. R.N.' Suspended from an orange watered silk ribbon edged with blue, black and white stripes. Mounted on a bar with three others.
Arthur John Pollard (1893-1962) joined the Royal Navy in 1911 after being apprenticed to a boiler maker. He served as a stoker during World War I, for some of the time in torpedo boat HMS 'Express' and destroyer 'Albacore'. In 1930 he was promoted Chief Stoker before retiring in 1933. He re-joined the Navy in 1940 and retired again in August 1945. Pollard married Minnie Isabel Bolland in 1922 and was working as a boilerman and machine attendant during 1939 in Slough where he died in 1962.
Arthur John Pollard (1893-1962) joined the Royal Navy in 1911 after being apprenticed to a boiler maker. He served as a stoker during World War I, for some of the time in torpedo boat HMS 'Express' and destroyer 'Albacore'. In 1930 he was promoted Chief Stoker before retiring in 1933. He re-joined the Navy in 1940 and retired again in August 1945. Pollard married Minnie Isabel Bolland in 1922 and was working as a boilerman and machine attendant during 1939 in Slough where he died in 1962.
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Object Details
| ID: | MED1512 |
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| Collection: | Coins and medals |
| Type: | War medal |
| Display location: | Not on display |
| Creator: | Mackennal, Edgar Bertram; McMillan, William |
| Events: | World War I, 1914-1918 |
| Date made: | 1919 |
| People: | Pollard, Arthur John |
| Credit: | National Maritime Museum, Greenwich, London |
| Measurements: | Overall: 36 mm |