Basic Details
Surname
Polack
Forenames
E E
Gender
Male
Information stated on memorial
Alternative forename
Ernest Emanuel
War
First World War (1914-1918)
Served or died
Died
Notes
All extra details are based on information supplied by the College Archivist (see Additional Information). This included the following biographical details: '(1912) Born 25 February 1893, Hamburg House, Percival Road, Clifton, Bristol, Somerset; son of Joseph Polack, Schoolmaster and Minister, and Sophia Isaac. Tutor(s): E E Sikes. Johnian Relatives: brother of Albert Isaac Polack (19ll); cousin of Alfred Philip Polack (1931); cousin, once removed of Michael Philip Polack (1965). Educ: Clifton College. Career: Lieutenant, 4th (City of Bristol) Battalion, Gloucestershire Regiment until 1916. Awards: First John Stewart of Rannoch Scholarship, University of Cambridge 1912. Died 17 July 1916 (killed in action).'
Primary Service
Our References
Service (Primary - Our reference)
British Army
Unit (Primary - Our reference)
The Gloucestershire Regiment
Rank / Title (Primary - Our reference)
Lieutenant
Death and Burial details
Country of death
Not Stated on Memorial
Country of burial
Not Stated on Memorial
Cemetery
Not Stated on Memorial
Year of death
1916
Month of death
July
Day of death
17
Age at death
23
Manner of death as stated
Not Stated on Memorial
Manner of death reference
Killed in Action
Personal Details
Occupation
Not Stated on Memorial