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{{RearRN}} (retired) '''George Northmore Arthur Pollard''', R.N. ( – ) served in the [[Royal Navy]]. | {{RearRN}} (retired) '''George Northmore Arthur Pollard''', R.N. (17 Mar 1847–8 December 1920) served in the [[Royal Navy]]. | ||
==Life & Career== | ==Life & Career== | ||
On 17 November 1865 | Pollard saw considerable active service early in his career. He was still only a midshipman in HMS Wolverine when he participated in suppressing the Morant Bay rebellion in Jamaica (1865), and in operations against war parties of the Fenian Brotherhood in Canada (1866): On 17 November 1865 the Board signified its high approval of his conduct in Jamaica; and he was awarded the Canada General Service Medal with clasp, Fenian Raid 1866.<ref>National Archives, ref. ADM 171/61.</ref> | ||
He was promoted to the rank of {{LieutRN}} on 29 December, 1871. As Lieutenant of HMS Simoom he served ashore during the Third Anglo-Ashanti War, 1873-1874, being mentioned in despatches, and awarded the Ashantee Medal.<ref>National Archives, ref. ADM 171/37.</ref> In 1875, now Senior Lieutenant in HMS Nassau, he was present at the bombardment of Mombasa on the East African coast.<ref>''The Royal Navy List or Who's Who in the Navy'' (Witherby & Co., 1916), p. 150.</ref> | |||
Pollard was promoted to the rank of {{CommRN}} on 31 December, 1885. | Pollard was promoted to the rank of {{CommRN}} on 31 December, 1885. | ||
Pollard was promoted to the rank of {{CaptRN}} on 1 January, 1894. | Pollard was promoted to the rank of {{CaptRN}} on 1 January, 1894. | ||
In 1897 he was appointed to HMS Wallaroo, additional, to date February 11, for re-commission for service on the Australian station. Pollard commissioned the ship in Sydney on 21 April 1897.<ref>''London Evening Standard'' (27 January 1897), p. 4; ''The Navy List''. (October 1898). p. 312.</ref> In June 1897 he annexed Bellona Island and the Stewart Islands to the British crown.<ref>''The Sydney Morning Herald'' (Tuesday, 31 August 1897), p. 6.</ref> | |||
Retired due to age on 17 March, 1902. | Retired due to age on 17 March, 1902. | ||
Pollard was promoted to the rank of {{RearRN}} (retired) on 26 June, 1905. | Pollard was promoted to the rank of {{RearRN}} (retired) on 26 June, 1905. | ||
His obituary in ''The Times'' noted that he was | |||
<blockquote>"Too old to return to the Navy for the late war, [so] served as a special constable, and walked 3,000 miles on that duty."<ref>''The Times'' (Friday, 10 December 1920), p. 13.</ref></blockquote> | |||
==See Also== | ==See Also== | ||
Revision as of 10:29, 7 May 2020
Rear-Admiral (retired) George Northmore Arthur Pollard, R.N. (17 Mar 1847–8 December 1920) served in the Royal Navy.
Life & Career
Pollard saw considerable active service early in his career. He was still only a midshipman in HMS Wolverine when he participated in suppressing the Morant Bay rebellion in Jamaica (1865), and in operations against war parties of the Fenian Brotherhood in Canada (1866): On 17 November 1865 the Board signified its high approval of his conduct in Jamaica; and he was awarded the Canada General Service Medal with clasp, Fenian Raid 1866.[1]
He was promoted to the rank of Lieutenant on 29 December, 1871. As Lieutenant of HMS Simoom he served ashore during the Third Anglo-Ashanti War, 1873-1874, being mentioned in despatches, and awarded the Ashantee Medal.[2] In 1875, now Senior Lieutenant in HMS Nassau, he was present at the bombardment of Mombasa on the East African coast.[3]
Pollard was promoted to the rank of Commander on 31 December, 1885.
Pollard was promoted to the rank of Captain on 1 January, 1894.
In 1897 he was appointed to HMS Wallaroo, additional, to date February 11, for re-commission for service on the Australian station. Pollard commissioned the ship in Sydney on 21 April 1897.[4] In June 1897 he annexed Bellona Island and the Stewart Islands to the British crown.[5]
Retired due to age on 17 March, 1902.
Pollard was promoted to the rank of Rear-Admiral (retired) on 26 June, 1905.
His obituary in The Times noted that he was
"Too old to return to the Navy for the late war, [so] served as a special constable, and walked 3,000 miles on that duty."[6]
See Also
Footnotes
- ↑ National Archives, ref. ADM 171/61.
- ↑ National Archives, ref. ADM 171/37.
- ↑ The Royal Navy List or Who's Who in the Navy (Witherby & Co., 1916), p. 150.
- ↑ London Evening Standard (27 January 1897), p. 4; The Navy List. (October 1898). p. 312.
- ↑ The Sydney Morning Herald (Tuesday, 31 August 1897), p. 6.
- ↑ The Times (Friday, 10 December 1920), p. 13.
- ↑ The Navy List. (October, 1881). p. 254.
- ↑ The Navy List. (September, 1885). p. 212.
- ↑ The Navy List. (April, 1891). p. 195.
- ↑ The Navy List. (March, 1892). p. 260.
- ↑ The Navy List. (March, 1896). p. 270.
- ↑ The Navy List. (October, 1898). p. 312.
- ↑ The Navy List. (March, 1901). p. 439.
