Allan William "Dick" Pollard (25 June 1913 – 10 November 1966) was an Australian rules footballer who played with Footscray in the Victorian Football League (VFL).Holmesby & Main (2014), p.712.
Family The son of Joseph William Pollard (1871–1940)Deaths: Pollard, The Argus, (Tuesday, 12 November 1940), p.4. and Alice Sophia Pollard (1877–1947), née Jones,Deaths, Pollard, The Argus, (Monday, 23 June 1947), p.18. Allan William Pollard was born at Korumburra, Victoria, on 25 June 1913.Births: Pollard, The Age, (Saturday, 5 July 1913), p.5.
He married Heather May Jones (1910–1998) in Leongatha, in 1941.Jottings of Jill, The Gippsland Times, (Monday, 30 June 1941), p.2.
Football Cleared from Maffra to Footscray in May 1934.Football: Footscray's Practice: Pollard of Maffra, Impressive, The Argus, (Wednesday, 14 March 1934), p.17.Football: Permits Granted, The Age, (Thursday, 3 May 1934), p.5.Notes from Field and Club-Room: Footscray's Find, The Sporting Globe, (Saturday, 12 May 1934), p.7.Pollard Pleases, The Sporting Globe, (Saturday, 15 September 1934), p.7.
Cricket He was also a well-performed cricketer.Maffra's Champion, The Weekly Times, (Saturday, 6 November 1937), p.66.
Military service Pollard later served in the Australian Army during World War II.
Death He died at the Repatriation General Hospital, in Heidelberg, Victoria, on 10 November 1966.Deaths: Pollard, The Age, (Friday, 11 November 1966), p.20.
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World War II Service Record: Lance Corporal Allan William Pollard (VX106716), National Archives of Australia.
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