Orders, Decorations, Medals and Militaria

Three: Lieutenant W. H. Pollard, 7th Battalion, Canadian Infantry (British Columbia Regiment), who died of wounds on the Western Front, 28 September 1918

1914-15 Star (16609 Sjt W. H. Pollard. 7/Can: Inf:); British War and Victory Medals (Lieut. W. H. Pollard.) generally very fine or better (3) £100-£140

Walter Henry Pollard was the son of Clara Miller (formerly Pollard) of 22 Bowyer Street, Camberwell, London. He served during the Great War with the 7th Battalion, Canadian Infantry (British Columbia Regiment) on the Western Front. Having advanced to Lieutenant, Pollard was mortally wounded at Cambrai, 27 September 1918. He died of those wounds the following day, aged 39, and is buried in the Bucquoy Road Cemetery, Ficheux, Pas de Calais, France.