| Surname: | Bollard |
| Initials: | J |
| Rank: | Lance Corporal |
| Army Number: | P/18443. |
| Notes: | MFP. Awarded the 1914 Star clasp (2/2110) and rose, Victory and War Medals. First served abroad (1) France, 13/8/1914 to 25/8/1914. Formerly Pte 2 Connaught Rangers. No.6804. Enlisted 10/1/1900. Prisoner of War 26/8/1914, repatriated 1/1/1919. Must have joined Military Foot Police after 1919. Formerly served in the 4 Royal Dublin Fusiliers Militia. 10/1/1900 enlisted in the Connaught Rangers, No. 6804, age 18.2 years, born St Marks, Dublin, occupation labourer, address: father 10 Duke Street, Dublin. Served Home 10/1/1900 to 4/9/1901, South Africa 5/9/1901 to 10/4/1902, India 11/4/1902 to 22/11/1907, Home 23/11/1907 to 17/8/1908, Army Reserve 18/8/1908 to 8/8/1912, Home 22/8/1912 to 6/5/1914 and 2/8/1914 to 12/8/1914, BEF 13/8/1914 to 25/8/1914, POW 26/8/1914 to 31/12/1918, Home 1/1/1919 to 30/3/1919 to class z reserve. 14/6/1900 charged with desertion awarded 56 days field punishment and fined £1-9-0 for loss of kit. Info from pension index card:- 13/MB/1301. Bollard, John,No. P/18443, Pte, MFP, 9/9/1920 discharged, address: 33 Moss Street, Dublin, Eire, pension for DAH (disorderly action of heart), attr. Also:- Bollard, John, MFP, P/18443, Connaught Rangers, 6804, 13/MB/1301, DEAD 4/1/24? shell 13/MB/2/9/25, DEAD, per list 28/10/26, Z/Conn.Rgs/675. |
Decoration Record: | |
| Decoration: | Queen's South Africa Medal (London Gazette: WO 100/295 Page: 362 May 11, 1903) |
| Citation: | Clasps: Cape Colony, Orange Free State, Transvaal, South Africa 1901 and South Africa 1902. Awarded as Pte. 1 Connaught Rangers, No. 6804. QSA Medal only shown on WO 100/205, page 344, dated 15/9/1901. |