Anthony Pollard (British Army officer)
Anthony Pollard | |
|---|---|
| Born | 8 April 1937 |
| Allegiance | United Kingdom |
| Service | British Army |
| Years of service | 1956–1992 |
| Rank | Major-General |
| Service number | 446685 |
| Commands | 1st Battalion, Royal Anglian Regiment British Forces, Belize School of Infantry British military mission to Uganda South West District |
| Battles / wars | 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 CB CBE DL (born 8 April 1937) is a former British Army officer.
Military career
[edit]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.[3]
He is married to Marie-Luise; they have four sons.[1]
References
[edit]- ^ a b c d e Who's Who 2010, A & C Black, 2010, ISBN 978-1-4081-1414-8
- ^ "Army Commands" (PDF). Retrieved 2 July 2016.
- ^ "No. 52952". The London Gazette (Supplement). 12 June 1992. p. 2.
- 1937 births
- Living people
- Companions of the Order of the Bath
- Commanders of the Order of the British Empire
- British Army major generals
- Royal Leicestershire Regiment officers
- Royal Anglian Regiment officers
- 20th-century British Army personnel
- British military personnel of The Troubles (Northern Ireland)
- British military personnel of the Indonesia–Malaysia confrontation
- British military personnel of the Cyprus Emergency