Ernest Pollard

Serg. Ernest Pollard was an army reservist during the First World War. Pollard’s name is not listed on the memorial.

Biography
Ernest Pollard was a veteran of the Boer War, where he served with 2nd Battalion, K.O.Y.L.I. Following the war he became a drill instructor at the Normanton Territorial Drill Hall, representing 4th Battalion, King's Own Yorkshire Light Infantry. As he had agreed to take part in "Imperial Service" he remained in the battalion when it was re-designated 1/4th Battalion following the declaration of war.

He arrived in Europe on 12 April 1915 at Boulogne-Sur-Mer. He was killed by a German sniper in November 1915.