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Anthony Pollard (British Army officer)

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Anthony Pollard
Born (1937-04-08) 8 April 1937 (age 87)
AllegianceUnited Kingdom
Service / branchBritish Army
Years of service1956–1992
RankMajor-General
Service number446685
Commands1st Battalion, Royal Anglian Regiment
British Forces, Belize
School of Infantry
British military mission to Uganda
South West District
Battles / warsCyprus Emergency
Indonesia–Malaysia confrontation
Northern Ireland
AwardsCompanion 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

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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

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  1. ^ a b c d e Who's Who 2010, A & C Black, 2010, ISBN 978-1-4081-1414-8
  2. ^ "Army Commands" (PDF). Retrieved 2 July 2016.
  3. ^ "No. 52952". The London Gazette (Supplement). 12 June 1992. p. 2.
Military offices
Preceded by General Officer Commanding South West District
1990–1992
Succeeded by
District abolished