Robert Pollok (British Army officer)
| Robert Pollok | |
|---|---|
| Born |
1884 Ballinasloe, County Galway, Ireland |
| Died | 1979 (aged 94–95) |
| Allegiance |
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| Service/ |
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| Years of service | 1903–1941 |
| Rank | Major-General |
| Unit |
15th The King's Hussars Irish Guards |
| Commands held |
1st Battalion, Irish Guards 1st Guards Brigade Senior Officers' School, Sheerness Northern Ireland District 43rd (Wessex) Infantry Division |
| Battles/wars |
World War I World War II |
| Awards |
Companion of the Order of the Bath Commander of the Order of the British Empire Distinguished Service Order |
Major-General Robert Valentine Pollok CB CBE DSO (1884–1979) was an Irish-born British Army officer who became General Officer Commanding Northern Ireland District.
Military career
Pollok was commissioned into the 15th Hussars in 1903.[1] He was appointed Aide-de-Camp to the Lieutenant Governor of United Provinces in India in 1908 and Aide-de-Camp to the Governor General and Commander-in-Chief of Australia in 1913.[1]
He served in World War I with the Australian Forces in Gallipoli and then transferred to the Irish Guards in 1916.[1] He became Commanding Officer of 1st Bn Irish Guards in 1917.[1]
After the War he attended the Staff College, Camberley from 1920–1921, was appointed Brigade Major for the 1st Guards Brigade at Aldershot Command and then, in 1926, he was re-appointed Commanding Officer of 1st Bn Irish Guards.[1] He was made Commander of the 1st Guards Brigade at Aldershot Command in 1931 and Commandant of the Senior Officer School at Sheerness in 1935.[1]
He was appointed General Officer Commanding Northern Ireland District in 1938[2] and GOC 43rd (Wessex) Infantry Division in July 1940.[1] He was appointed a Companion of the Order of the Bath in July 1940[3] and retired in 1941.[1]
References
- 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 Liddell Hart Centre for Military Archives
- ↑ Generals.dk
- ↑ "No. 34893". The London Gazette (Supplement). 9 July 1940. p. 4244.
| Military offices | ||
|---|---|---|
| Preceded by Andrew McCulloch |
Commandant of the Senior Officers' School, Sheerness 1933−1935 |
Succeeded by Robert Pollok |
| Preceded by James Cooke-Collis |
GOC British Army in Northern Ireland 1938–1940 |
Succeeded by Hubert Huddleston |
| Preceded by Arthur Percival |
GOC 43rd (Wessex) Infantry Division 1940–1941 |
Succeeded by Charles Allfrey |