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William Harold Dinsmore Pollock

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Headstone, Papakura Public Cemetery (photo John Halpin 2010) - CC BY John Halpin

Headstone, Papakura Public Cemetery (photo John Halpin 2010) - CC BY John Halpin

Identity

About

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  • Title
  • Forenames
    William Harold Dinsmore AWMM
  • Surname
    Pollock AWMM
  • Ingoa
  • Also known as
  • Service number
    1/10909 AWMM
  • Gender
    Male AWMM
  • Iwi / Hapū / Waka / Rohe
  • Religion

Civilian life

About birth

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  • Birth
    4 March 1890 Public Source
  • Date of birth
    4 March 1890 Public - William John - Direct descendant - 4 March 2017 - I have a copy of the register Book of Births from the Papakura Courts.
  • Place of birth
    Hunua Public - William John - Direct descendant - 4 March 2017 - I have a copy of the register Book of Births from the Papakura Courts.
  • Birth notes
    5th child of William Simmons Pollock and Jessie Hill. Public - William John - Direct descendant - 4 March 2017 - I have a copy of the register Book of Births from the Papakura Courts.
  • Address before enlistment
  • Post war occupation
  • Next of kin on embarkation
    Martha Margaret Pollock, nee Stewart. Public - William John - Direct descendant - 4 March 2017 - I have a copy of the register Book of Births from the Papakura Courts.
  • Relationship status
    • Unknown AWMM Married AWMM
    • Married Public - William John - Direct descendant - 4 March 2017 - I have a copy of the register Book of Births from the Papakura Courts.

Service

Wars and conflicts

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  • War
    World War II, 1939-1945 AWMM
  • Campaign
  • Armed force / branch
    Army AWMM
  • Service number
    1/10909 AWMM
  • Military service
  • Promotions/ Postings/ Transfers

Military decorations

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  • Medals and Awards

Training and Enlistment

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  • Military training
  • Branch Trade Proficiency
  • Enlistment
  • Occupation before enlistment
    Farmer Public - William John - Direct descendant - 4 March 2017 - I have a copy of the register Book of Births from the Papakura Courts.
  • Age on enlistment

Embarkations

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  • Embarkation details
    WW2 Private AWMM

Prisoner of war

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  • Capture details
  • Days interned
  • Liberation date
  • Liberation Repatriation
  • POW liberation details
  • POW serial number

Medical history

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  • Medical notes
    Killed on Active Service, Cause of Death AWMM

Last known rank

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Biographical information

Biographical information

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  • William Pollock was the son of William Simmins Pollock and Jessie Pollock; husband of Martha Margaret Pollock, of Hunua, Auckland. AWMM

Death

About death

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  • Death
    24 July 1942 AWMM
    Age 52 AWMM
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  • Date of death
  • Age at death
  • Place of death
  • Cause of death
    Killed on Active Service AWMM
  • Death notes
  • Cemetery
    Papakura Public Cemetery, Great South Road and Settlement Road, Papakura, New Zealand AWMM 15. E. AWMM
  • Cemetery name
  • Grave reference
  • Obituary
  • Memorial name
  • Memorial reference

Memorials

Memorial

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  • Memorial name
    Auckland War Memorial Museum, World War 2 Hall of Memories AWMM

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04 March 2017William JohnHowick New ZealandDirect descendant

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