Dick Pollard (footballer) explained

Dick Pollard
Fullname:	Allan William Pollard
Birth Date:	25 June 1913
Birth Place:	Korumburra, Victoria
Death Place:	Repatriation General Hospital, Heidelberg, Victoria
Statsend:	1935
Years1:	1934–35
Games Goals1:	25 (22)

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]

References

• Book: Holmesby, Russell. The Encyclopedia of AFL Footballers: every AFL/VFL player since 1897 . Main. Jim . 2014 . 10th . 978-1-921496-32-5 . BAS Publishing . Seaford, Victoria.
• World War II Service Record: Lance Corporal Allan William Pollard (VX106716), National Archives of Australia.

Notes and References

1. Holmesby & Main (2014), p.712.
2. http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article11323140 Deaths: Pollard, The Argus, (Tuesday, 12 November 1940), p.4.
3. http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article22435024 Deaths, Pollard, The Argus, (Monday, 23 June 1947), p.18.
4. http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article197489448 Births: Pollard, The Age, (Saturday, 5 July 1913), p.5.
5. http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article63280849 Jottings of Jill, The Gippsland Times, (Monday, 30 June 1941), p.2.
6. http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article10918309 Football: Footscray's Practice: Pollard of Maffra, Impressive, The Argus, (Wednesday, 14 March 1934), p.17.
7. http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article204816791 Football: Permits Granted, The Age, (Thursday, 3 May 1934), p.5.
8. http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article184282689 Notes from Field and Club-Room: Footscray's Find, The Sporting Globe, (Saturday, 12 May 1934), p.7.
9. http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article183739479 Pollard Pleases, The Sporting Globe, (Saturday, 15 September 1934), p.7.
10. http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article224415755 Maffra's Champion, The Weekly Times, (Saturday, 6 November 1937), p.66.
11. Web site: World War II Nominal Roll: Lance Corporal Allan William Pollard (VX106716). Department of Veterans' Affairs.
12. https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=DgkRAAAAIBAJ&sjid=aJMDAAAAIBAJ&pg=2387%2C1993409 Deaths: Pollard, The Age, (Friday, 11 November 1966), p.20.