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The Pollock Medal is a prize awarded to the best cadet of the season, in commemoration of Sir George Pollock's exploits in Afghanistan, first at the East India Company's Military Seminary at Addiscombe, and later at the Royal Military Academy, Woolwich.[1]

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Pollock Medal

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The Pollock Medal is a prize awarded to the best cadet of the season, in commemoration of Sir George Pollock's exploits in Afghanistan, first at the East...

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Addiscombe Military Seminary

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awarding the Pollock Medal to the best cadet of the training season. The award was named after Field Marshal Sir George Pollock. The Pollock Prize was transferred...

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Eliza Pollock

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"Eliza" Pollock (October 24, 1840 – May 25, 1919) was an American archer who competed in the early twentieth century. She won two bronze medals in Archery...

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Mark Pollock

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gold medallist James Cracknell, a friend of Pollock. An avid rower Pollock has won bronze and silver medals at the 2002 Commonwealth Rowing Championships...

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James John McLeod Innes

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military academy of the East India Company where he was awarded the Pollock Medal. He was commissioned into the Bengal Engineers in 1848 and, after further...

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Shaun Pollock

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Shaun Maclean Pollock OIS (born 16 July 1973) is a South African cricket commentator and former cricketer, who was captain in all formats of the game...

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Gale Pollock

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Gale S. Pollock is a retired United States Army major general who served as the Deputy Surgeon General of the United States Army from October 2006 to...

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Gillian Pollock

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Gillian Pollock is a paralympic swimmer from New Zealand competing mainly in category S8 events. Gillian was part of the New Zealand team that made the...

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Jon Pollock

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2012 Summer Paralympics in London. He won a bronze medal at the 2004 and the 2008 Paralympics. Pollock was born on 11 May 1977 in Liverpool, England, with...

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Matthew Nathan

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at Royal Military Academy, Woolwich, where he was the winner of the Pollock Medal (1880) before being gazetted to Royal Engineers in 1880. He continued...

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James Dalgleish Pollock

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Captain James Dalgleish Pollock, VC (3 June 1890 – 10 May 1958) was a Scottish recipient of the Victoria Cross, the highest and most prestigious award...

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Navy Cross

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themselves for extraordinary heroism in combat with an armed enemy force. The medal is equivalent to the Army's Distinguished Service Cross, the Air and Space...

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Henry John Harman

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trained at the Royal Military Academy at Woolwich where he received a Pollock Medal as best cadet in 1869. He graduated on 7 July 1869, and was commissioned...

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Judy Amoore

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Judith Florence Amoore-Pollock (born 25 June 1940) is an Australian former runner. She was born in Melbourne, Victoria. At the 1964 Summer Olympics in...

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Richard de Villamil

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He attended the Royal Military Academy at Woolwich where he won the Pollock Medal in December 1869. He became an officer in the Royal Engineers, serving...

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List of Canadian writers

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Craig Poile poet First Crack, True Concessions Daniel Poliquin 1953 Sharon Pollock 1936 2021 Michael Poole 1936 2010 non-fiction Romancing Mary Jane Helen...

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Thomas Pollock

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Allen Pollock (August 1, 1925 – August 17, 1994) was a Canadian ice hockey player. He was a member of the Edmonton Mercurys that won a gold medal at the...

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Tresa Pollock

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Tresa M. Pollock is ALCOA Distinguished Professor of Materials at the Department of Materials, University of California, Santa Barbara. Pollock is internationally...

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Kenneth Edgeworth

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attended the Royal Military Academy, Woolwich, London, where he won the Pollock Medal for best cadet in 1898. He also attended the Royal School of Military...

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David Willison

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Military Academy, Woolwich, passing out top of his year and winning the Pollock Medal for the highest academic achievement of his term. He was commissioned...

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