Military service
Burial/memorial information
Son of Thomas Samuel Pollock and Ethel Ada Sherwood of Norton, Kings, New Brunswick.
Brother of Sergeant Clifford Samuel Pollock, who died while serving with the Carleton and York Regiment, and Lawson L. Pollock, who served with the Royal Canadian Air Force and survived the war.
Frederick served in New Brunswick, Newfoundland with Force W, Quebec, and Hong Kong with Force C. He had 434 days of service, including 59 overseas.
1939-1945 Star, Pacific Star, War Medal 1939-1945, Canadian Volunteer Service Medal and Clasp
Digital gallery of Rifleman Frederick William Pollock
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Newspaper clipping
Rifleman FREDERICK WILLIAM POLLOCK was reported Missing in Action in the Canadian Army's 243rd overseas casualty list of the war published in the Globe and Mail on January 8, 1943. -
Canada and the Defence of Hong Kong.
Source: Veterans Affairs Canada. -
Canada and the Defence of Hong Kong.
Source: Veterans Affairs Canada. -
Memorial
Rifleman FREDERICK WILLIAM POLLOCK is one of 30 members of the Royal Rifles of Canada, Royal Canadian Infantry Corps who are commemorated on this panel of the Sai Wan Memorial. He was one of 290 Canadian soldiers killed during the defense of Hong Kong, from December 8th to December 25th, 1941. -
Inscription
Dedicatory inscription of the SAI WAN MEMORIAL. This memorial bears the names of more than 2,000 Commonwealth servicemen, including 228 Canadians. -
Biography
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Newspaper clipping
From the Saint John (New Brunswick) Telegraph Journal newspaper c.1945. Submitted for the project Operation Picture Me
Digital gallery of
Rifleman Frederick William Pollock
Digital gallery of
Rifleman Frederick William Pollock
Digital gallery of
Rifleman Frederick William Pollock
Digital gallery of
Rifleman Frederick William Pollock
Digital gallery of
Rifleman Frederick William Pollock
Digital gallery of
Rifleman Frederick William Pollock
Digital gallery of
Rifleman Frederick William Pollock
Digital gallery of
Rifleman Frederick William Pollock
Digital gallery of
Rifleman Frederick William Pollock
In the Books of Remembrance
Commemorated on:
Page 41 of the Second World War Book of Remembrance.
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