{"product_id":"ww1-medal-pair-british-war-medal-victory-medal-awarded-to-private-robert-pollard-of-the-king-s-own-royal-lancaster-regiment","title":"WW1 medal pair – British War Medal \u0026 Victory Medal – awarded to Private ROBERT POLLARD of the King’s Own (Royal Lancaster Regiment)","description":"\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"margin-bottom: 0cm; line-height: normal;\"\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: black; mso-themecolor: text1;\"\u003eStock Reference – MM-MED-0072\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"margin-bottom: 0cm; line-height: normal;\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: black; mso-themecolor: text1;\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"margin-bottom: 0cm; line-height: normal;\"\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: black; mso-themecolor: text1;\"\u003eWW1 medal pair – British War Medal \u0026amp; Victory Medal – awarded to Private ROBERT POLLARD of the King’s Own (Royal Lancaster Regiment)\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"margin-bottom: 0cm; line-height: normal;\"\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: black; mso-themecolor: text1;\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: black; mso-themecolor: text1;\"\u003eYou are looking at WW1 pair of medals, British War Medal and Victory Medal, awarded to Private ROBERT POLLARD of the 6\u003csup\u003eth\u003c\/sup\u003e (Service) Battalion the King’s Own (Royal Lancaster Regiment).\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: black; mso-themecolor: text1;\"\u003eThe medals are inscribed ‘33683 PTE. R.POLLARD. R.LANC.R.’\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003eROBERT POLLARD originally enlisted into the King’s Own (Royal Lancaster Regiment) at Barrow on the 10\u003csup\u003eth\u003c\/sup\u003e of December 1915, under the Derby Scheme it appears, and he may have initially returned to his day job until being called up to train for war service with the 73\u003csup\u003erd\u003c\/sup\u003e Training Reserve Battalion, and he remained on home service until deploying to India, arriving there in May 1917. In November that year, he was transferred to the 6\u003csup\u003eth\u003c\/sup\u003e Battalion of the regiment who were already serving in the Mesopotamia Campaign, leaving Bombay for Basra, and with ROBERT appointed acting corporal for the duration of the voyage.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003eFollowing ROBERT’S arrival in Basra, in May 1918, the 6\u003csup\u003eth\u003c\/sup\u003e Battalion to whom he belonged were involved in operations against Ottoman (Turkish) forces in the Kirkuk area, initially managing to capture the city but being forced to withdraw a short while later......It was not until the ‘Armistice of Mudros’ in October 1918 that the allied forces were able to reoccupy the city.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003eOn the 28\u003csup\u003eth\u003c\/sup\u003e of October 1918, ROBERT was invalided to India suffering from dermatitis, arriving in Bombay on the 3\u003csup\u003erd\u003c\/sup\u003e of November, and following a brief period of time with the 4\u003csup\u003eth\u003c\/sup\u003e Reserve Battalion at Bangalore, he embarked for England in the January of 1919.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003eROBERT POLLARD was born c1894 and at the time of his enlistment into the army, he was living at 33 Church Street in Barrow-in-Furness, and he was a Government Examiner by profession. He was the son of HANNAH POLLARD, whose address was recorded as 116 Briercliffe Road, Burnley.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: black; mso-themecolor: text1;\"\u003eSELLER NOTE = These medals appear to have some wear, especially around the outer rim, although all lettering is clear.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: black; mso-themecolor: text1;\"\u003eSELLER NOTE = Supporting documentation obtained and \/ or created during this research will be provided.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Maddox Medals \u0026 Militaria ","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":55101519790426,"sku":null,"price":55.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1013\/7180\/6042\/files\/IMG_5563.jpg?v=1793355122","url":"https:\/\/maddoxmedals.co.uk\/products\/ww1-medal-pair-british-war-medal-victory-medal-awarded-to-private-robert-pollard-of-the-king-s-own-royal-lancaster-regiment","provider":"Maddox Medals \u0026 Militaria ","version":"1.0","type":"link"}