Anthony Pollard (British Army officer) explained

Anthony Pollard
Birth Date:8 April 1937 (aged 87)
Allegiance:United Kingdom
Serviceyears:1956–1992
Servicenumber:446685
Rank:Major-General
Branch:British Army
Commands:1st Battalion, Royal Anglian Regiment
British Forces, Belize
School of Infantry
British military mission to Uganda
South West District
Battles:Cyprus Emergency
Indonesia–Malaysia confrontation
Northern Ireland
Awards:Companion of the Order of the Bath
Commander of the Order of the British Empire

Major-General Anthony John Griffin Pollard (born 8 April 1937) is a former British Army officer.

Military career

Educated at Oakham School and Jesus College, Cambridge, Pollard was commissioned into the Royal Leicestershire Regiment in 1956.[1] As a junior officer he saw action during the Cyprus Emergency and the Indonesia–Malaysia confrontation.[1] He became commanding officer of 1st Battalion, the Royal Anglian Regiment in 1977 in which role he was deployed to Northern Ireland during the Troubles.[1] He went on to be commander of British Forces, Belize in 1983, commandant of the School of Infantry in 1984 and commander of the British military mission to Uganda in 1985.[1] After that he became Director-General of Training and Doctrine (Army) in 1987 and General Officer Commanding South West District in 1990 before retiring in 1992.[2]

He was appointed a Companion of the Order of the Bath in the 1992 Birthday Honours.

He is married to Marie-Luise; they have four sons.[1]

Notes and References

  1. Who's Who 2010, A & C Black, 2010,
  2. Web site: Army Commands. 2 July 2016.