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J.42118 FRANK REGINALD POLLARD, BOY 1ST.CLASS, ROYAL NAVY : KILLED IN THE EXPLOSION THAT SANK HMS. 'VANGUARD', 9 JULY 1917 :
British War Medal; Victory Medal 1914-19 (J.42118 F.R. Pollard. Boy. 1 RN.) : (FRANK REGINALD POLLARD - Born 22 October 1899 at Skipton, Yorkshire, an Office Boy when he joined the Royal Navy as a Boy Class 2 at HMS. 'Ganges' on 14 October 1915 : Advanced to Boy Class 1 from 14 January 1916 and posted to HMS. 'Pembroke' from 14 March 1916 and then to HMS. 'Vanguard' from 2 May 1916 : On 9 July 1917 'Vanguard' was at anchor at Scapa Flow when shortly before midnight it suffered a series of internal magazine explosions. The ship was literally blown apart and sank almost instantly, killing 843 of the 845 men aboard : The recipient died in the explosion, he has no known grave and is commemorated on Portsmouth Naval Memorial : He was just 17 years of age at the time of his death and was the son of Frank and Ruth Pollard of 5 Duke Street, Skipton.) : Sold with verification, copy Service Record, copy CWGC. information, copy photograph of the recipient in uniform taken whilst at 'Ganges', original Admiralty notification of death, original Certificate of the Inspector of Seaman's Wills, original period Cap Tally for H.M.S. Vanguard (Dot) and other related research : Medals contained in original box of issue, in paper packets with unused original silk medal ribbons : As Minted and Rare - £425