Edward Branch Pollard died on July 26th, 1915, from the effect of a shot wound received in action near La Bassée on July 7th, whilst serving as a Lieutenant in the Tunnelling Section of the Royal Engineers. He was 32 years of age, and was an Associate of the Royal School of Mines in both mining and metallurgy.
On leaving the R.S.M. in 1907, he went to India in the service of the Nundydroog Co., where, after spending about a year assisting the reduction officer and cyanide chemist, he was engaged as assistant underground agent until the spring of 1911, when he returned to England.
In 1912 he went to Northern Nigeria for the Rein River (Nigeria) Tin Mining Co., and in the autumn of the following year was again in Nigeria for the Naraguta Extended (Nigeria) Tin Mines, Ltd. On the expiration of his agreement he came home, and towards the end of 1914 obtained a 2nd Lieutenancy in the King’s Own Scottish Borderers, and was promoted shortly afterwards to 1st Lieutenant. In April, 1915, he obtained a transfer to the Tunnelling Section of the Royal Engineers, and proceeded overseas shortly afterwards.
Mr. Pollard was admitted to Studentship of the Institution in 1906, and was transferred to Associateship in 1911.
Vol. 30, Trans I.M.M., 1920-21, p.480
