Sir George Pollock, first baronet

(1786-1872)

NAME AUTHORITIES: LOC: Pollock, George, 1786-1872 DNB: Pollock, Sir George, first baronet (1786-1872), army officer LBT ID: GePollo1872 VIAF ID: 109598129 LOC ID: no2010077732	B/BAP: 1786-06-04 DIED: 1872-10-06
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Educated at the Royal Military Academy, Woolwich, he entered the Bengal Artillery and sailed for India in 1803 and played a distinguished part in the Afghan War before returning to England in 1846.
REFERENCES TO Sir George Pollock, first baronet: Jerdan, William, 1782-1869, The Autobiography of William Jerdan. 4 vols (London: Arthur Hall, Vertue & Co., 1852-53) Ch. 4: London Found 1: ¶ 5