Pollard, Hugh B. C. 1888-1966
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Name (Latin)
Pollard, Hugh B. C. 1888-1966
Other forms of name
Pollard, Hugh B. C. (Hugh Bertie Campbell), 1888-
Pollard, H. B. C. (Hugh Bertie Campbell), 1888-
Pollard, Hugh Bertie Campbell, 1888-
Pollard, Hugh, 1888-
Date of birth
1888-01-06
Date of death
1966-03-01
Field of activity
Firearms
Occupation
Authors
Diplomats
Intelligence officers
Gender
male
MARC
MARC
Other Identifiers
Sources of Information
- His Pollard's history of firearms, c1985:CIP table of contents (Hugh Pollard)
- LC data base, 8/7/84(hdg.: Pollard, Hugh Bertie Campbell, 1888- ; usage: H.B.C. Pollard, Hugh B.C. Pollard)
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Hugh Bertie Campbell Pollard
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Wikipedia description:
Major Hugh Bertie Campbell Pollard (born London 6 January 1888: died Midhurst district March, 1966) was an author, journalist, adventurer, firearms expert, and a British SOE officer. He is chiefly known for his intelligence work during the Irish War of Independence and for the events of July 1936, when he and Cecil Bebb flew General Francisco Franco from the Canary Islands to Morocco, thereby helping to trigger the outbreak of the Spanish Civil War. He served his country in both World Wars and was the author of many published works on weaponry, in particular on sporting firearms.
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