Dick Pollard
Personal information
Full name Allan William Pollard
Date of birth (1913-06-25)25 June 1913
Place of birth Korumburra, Victoria
Date of death 10 November 1966(1966-11-10) (aged 53)
Place of death Repatriation General Hospital,
Heidelberg, Victoria
Playing career1
Years Club Games (Goals)
1934–35 Footscray 25 (22)
1 Playing statistics correct to the end of 1935.
Sources: AFL Tables, AustralianFootball.com

Allan William "Dick" Pollard (25 June 1913 – 10 November 1966) was an Australian rules footballer who played with Footscray in the Victorian Football League (VFL).[1]

Family

The son of Joseph William Pollard (1871–1940)[2] and Alice Sophia Pollard (1877–1947), née Jones,[3] Allan William Pollard was born at Korumburra, Victoria, on 25 June 1913.[4]

He married Heather May Jones (1910–1998) in Leongatha, in 1941.[5]

Football

Cleared from Maffra to Footscray in May 1934.[6][7][8][9]

Cricket

He was also a well-performed cricketer.[10]

Military service

Pollard later served in the Australian Army during World War II.[11]

Death

He died at the Repatriation General Hospital, in Heidelberg, Victoria, on 10 November 1966.[12]

Notes

  1. ↑ Holmesby & Main (2014), p.712.
  2. ↑ Deaths: Pollard, The Argus, (Tuesday, 12 November 1940), p.4.
  3. ↑ Deaths, Pollard, The Argus, (Monday, 23 June 1947), p.18.
  4. ↑ Births: Pollard, The Age, (Saturday, 5 July 1913), p.5.
  5. ↑ Jottings of Jill, The Gippsland Times, (Monday, 30 June 1941), p.2.
  6. ↑ Football: Footscray's Practice: Pollard of Maffra, Impressive, The Argus, (Wednesday, 14 March 1934), p.17.
  7. ↑ Football: Permits Granted, The Age, (Thursday, 3 May 1934), p.5.
  8. ↑ Notes from Field and Club-Room: Footscray's Find, The Sporting Globe, (Saturday, 12 May 1934), p.7.
  9. ↑ Pollard Pleases, The Sporting Globe, (Saturday, 15 September 1934), p.7.
  10. ↑ Maffra's Champion, The Weekly Times, (Saturday, 6 November 1937), p.66.
  11. ↑ "World War II Nominal Roll: Lance Corporal Allan William Pollard (VX106716)". Department of Veterans' Affairs.
  12. ↑ Deaths: Pollard, The Age, (Friday, 11 November 1966), p.20.

References

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