Private Frederick Davie Pollard
PERSONAL INFORMATION
Name:
Pollard,
Frederick Davie
Date of birth: 1888-05-12
Place of birth: Bath Somerset England
Next of kin: James Pollard, father. 6 Frankley Buildings, Bath, England
Marital status: single
Occupation (attested): Upholsterer
Occupation (normalized): Furniture Upholsterer
Religion: Church of England
Date of death:
1918-06-27
Cause of death:
Killed in action
Buried:
Halifax Memorial, Panel 2.
MILITARY INFORMATION
Regimental number: 1390
Highest Rank:
Private
Rank detail
- Private (Army).
- Private (Army).
Degree of service: Europe
Survived war: no
Battle wounded/killed: Hospital Ship Llandovery Castle torpedoed 114 miles south-west of the Fastnet Rock by U86
RESEARCH INFORMATION
CVWM ID: No CVWM ID in our database, but try
this.
CWGC ID: 4021713
LAC ID:
580393
Service file: B7885-S042
Uploader's Notes: Son of Joseph Pollard and Elizabeth Pollard 16 Frankley Buildings, Camden Rd., Bath.
The Hospital Ship Llandovery Castle, bound from Halifax, Nova Scotia, for Liverpool, was torpedoed on June 27th, 1918, 114 miles south-west of the Fastnet Rock by U-86. Despite regulation Red Cross lights, the ship was deliberatly torpedeod and most survivors, including 14 Nursing Sisters were machine gunned. The Llandovery Castle became the rallying cry for the Canadian troops during the Last 100 Days offensive.
The Hospital Ship Llandovery Castle, bound from Halifax, Nova Scotia, for Liverpool, was torpedoed on June 27th, 1918, 114 miles south-west of the Fastnet Rock by U-86. Despite regulation Red Cross lights, the ship was deliberatly torpedeod and most survivors, including 14 Nursing Sisters were machine gunned. The Llandovery Castle became the rallying cry for the Canadian troops during the Last 100 Days offensive.
Uploader's Research notes: BWM exists (DNW March 19, 2008 auction) [Private Army Canadian Army Medical Corps No. 4 Canadian Field Ambulance Private Army Canadian Army Medical Corps H.M.H.S. Llandovery Castle (Hospital Ship) ]
ARCHIVAL INFORMATION
Date added: 2005-04-08
Last modified: 2021-04-26