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The Pollock Medal was a prize awarded to the best cadet of the season, in commemoration of Sir 's exploits in Afghanistan, first at the East India Company's Military Seminary at Addiscombe, and later at the Royal Military Academy, Woolwich. The Pollock Medal by Stan Gordon

Foundation
In 1844, the British inhabitants of Calcutta raised a subscription of 11,000 rupees to commemorate victories in after the disastrous retreat of the British army of occupation from in January 1842. This was to consist of a medal to be presented twice a year “to the most distinguished cadet at the East India Company’s Military Seminary, at Addiscombe, near Croydon in England, on passing the biennial examination for a commission.”

Description
The original medal, with a weight of 2oz and valued at sixteen guineas, was designed by General Macleod and was first presented in December 1847, with the following inscription:

To commemorate eminent services

Major-General Sir George Pollock, K.C.B.

Bengal Artillery, Cabul 1842

Treachery avenged – British honour vindicated – Disasters retrieved – British captives delivered – forced – relieved – Victories of Mamoo Khail, Jugdulluck, Tezeen, Istaliff

And on the reverse:

Military Seminary, Addiscombe

Pollock Prize

Presented by the British Inhabitants of , and Awarded by the Court of Directors of the East India Company, to the most distinguished Cadet of the Season.

Changes
In 1861, the Secretary of State for India, who was now responsible for the management of Indian affairs after the British government had taken India over from the East India Company, decided to have a new medal of a smaller size. The medal was valued at twelve guineas, and part of the inscription recording the services of Sir George Pollock and his army was omitted.

The new version continued to have the portrait of Sir George Pollock but with the inscription:

Pollock, Cabul, 1842

And on its reverse:

Pollock Prize, Royal Military Academy

Founded by the British inhabitants of Calcutta to commemorate the eminent services of Major-General Sir George Pollock, G.C.B., and awarded to the most distinguished Cadet of the season

Although Sir George Pollock was not consulted over the changes, he continued to present the medal in person whenever his health allowed him until 4 months before his death, when he presented it to John Copsey Addison in June 1872.

In 1861 the East India Company handed over control of its Indian possessions to the British government and the East India Company's military units were incorporated into the British army. The Military Seminary at Addiscombe was closed and the Royal Military Academy at Woolwich took over the training of new officers, and the awarding of the Pollock Medal.

With the outbreak of the Second World War, the training course ceased. In 1947 the Royal Military Academy at Woolwich and Royal Military College at Sandhurst were amalgamated to become the Royal Military Academy Sandhurst. Sandhurst now presents the top cadet with the Queen's Medal.

Holders
The following is the roll of Pollock Medallists until February 1875 as recorded on tablets fixed on the walls of the great dining hall of the Royal Military Academy at Woolwich:

Awarded at Addiscombe
Edward C.S. WilliamsJune, 1848Bengal Engineers James J. McL. InnesDecember, 1848Bengal Engineers
Thomas G. MontgomerieJune, 1849Bengal Engineers George A. CrasterDecember, 1849Bengal Engineers
Patrick StewartJune, 1850Bengal Engineers Frederick S. StantonDecember, 1850Bengal Engineers
Henry GoodwynJune, 1851Ditto James P. BaseviDecember, 1851Bengal Engineers
Arthur M. LangJune, 1852Bengal Engineers Salisbury M. TrevorDecember, 1852Bengal Engineers
John U. ChampainJune, 1853Bengal Engineers Edward R. HollandDecember, 1853Bombay Engineers
William JeffreysJune, 1854Bengal Engineers Aeneas R. R. MacdonaldDecember, 1854Temp. Commission H.E.I.Co's Engineers
Charles H. LuardJune, 1855Bengal Engineers John EckfordDecember, 1855Bengal Engineers
John M. McNeileJune, 1856Bengal Engineers John HerschelDecember, 1856Bengal Engineers
Keith A. JoppJune, 1857Bombay Engineers Lewis C. GordonDecember, 1857Bengal Engineers
William M. CampbellJune, 1858Bombay Engineers William H. PiersonDecember, 1858Bengal Engineers
Arthur W. ElliotJune, 1859Not appointed – resigned the service William ShepherdDecember, 1859Bengal Engineers
Allan J. C. CunninghamJune, 1860Bengal Engineers Kellow C. PyeDecember, 1860
William J. WilliamsonJune, 1861General List, Royal Infantry

Awarded at Woolwich
Clayton S. BeauchampDecember, 1861Royal Engineers
Thomas FraserJune, 1862Royal Engineers Valentine F. RoweDecember, 1862Royal Engineers
Herbert P. KnockerJune, 1863Royal Engineers Francis MascallDecember, 1863Royal Engineers
Henry R. G. GeorgesJune, 1864Royal Engineers William G. NicholsonDecember, 1864Royal Engineers
Sydney L. JacobJune, 1865Royal Engineers Charles M. WatsonDecember, 1865Royal Engineers
John E. BroadbentJune, 1866Royal Engineers Harry M. ChambersDecember, 1866Royal Engineers
Felician R. de WolskiJune, 1867Royal Engineers Francis J. DayDecember, 1867Royal Engineers
George S. ClarkeJune, 1868Royal Engineers Henry H. S. CunynghameDecember, 1868Royal Engineers
Henry J. HarmanJune, 1869Royal Engineers Richard de VillamilDecember, 1869Royal Engineers
Herbert C. ChermsideJune, 1870Royal Engineers December, 1870Royal Engineers
Henry G. KunhardtJune, 1871Royal Engineers Henry E. McCallumFebruary, 1872Royal Engineers
John C. AddisonJune, 1872Royal Engineers William C. GodsalOctober, 1872Royal Engineers
Henry D. LoveFebruary, 1873Royal Engineers John C. CampbellJune, 1973Royal Engineers
Matthew H. P. R. SankeyOctober, 1873Royal Engineers Charles F. HaddenFebruary, 1874Royal Artillery
Hugh M. SinclairJuly, 1874Royal Engineers Maurice A. CameronFebruary, 1875Royal Engineers
July, 1875Royal Engineers Vincent H. P. CaillardFebruary, 1876Royal Engineers
James H. CowanJuly, 1876Royal Engineers William H TurtonFebruary, 1877Royal Engineers
Alfred P. CoddJuly, 1877Royal Engineers Henry D. LaffanDecember, 1877Royal Engineers
Edward AgarApril, 1878Royal Engineers Alfred M. MantellJuly, 1878Royal Engineers
Stuart DavidsonDecember, 1878Royal Engineers John WinnApril, 1879Royal Engineers
James DallasJuly, 1879Royal Engineers Edward H. HemmingFebruary, 1880Royal Engineers
May, 1880Royal Engineers William F. H. S. KincaidJuly, 1880Royal Engineers
Cecil HillFebruary, 1881Royal Engineers James E. EdmondsJuly, 1881Royal Engineers
James R. L. MacdonaldFebruary, 1882Royal Engineers Ronald J. H. MackenzieJuly, 1882Royal Engineers
George A. S. StoneFebruary, 1883Royal Engineers Walter G. LawrieJuly, 1883Royal Engineers
James H. L'E. JohnstoneFebruary, 1884Royal Engineers Charles F. CloseJuly, 1884Royal Engineers
Edward A. EdgellDecember, 1884Royal Engineers Hugh B. WilliamsApril, 1885Royal Engineers
Gerald P. Lenox-ConynghamSeptember, 1885Royal Engineers H. M. St A. WadeFebruary, 1886Royal Engineers
Charles H. VersturmeJuly, 1886Royal Engineers Theodore E. NaishFebruary, 1887Royal Engineers
Reginald F. G. BondJuly, 1887Royal Engineers Edmund G. Godfrey-FaussettFebruary, 1888Royal Engineers
W. M. ColdstreamJuly, 1888Royal Engineers Bertram H. RookeFebruary, 1889Royal Engineers
James M. C. ColvinJuly, 1889Royal Engineers Joseph F. W. JohnsonFebruary, 1890Royal Engineers
Edward H. M. LeggettJuly, 1890Royal Engineers Sydney G. FaberFebruary, 1891Royal Engineers
Reginald PolwhellJuly, 1891Royal Engineers Alexander W. H. GrubbFebruary, 1892Royal Engineers
Charles E. VickersJuly, 1892Royal Engineers Walter C. SymonFebruary, 1893Royal Artillery
Edmund T. RichJuly, 1893Royal Engineers John B. CorryFebruary, 1894Royal Engineers
Arthur ff. GarrettAugust, 1894Royal Engineers Harry O. ManceMarch, 1895Royal Engineers
Lambert C. JacksonAugust, 1895Royal Engineers H. de L. Pollard-LowseyDecember, 1895Royal Engineers
Robert H. ThomasJune, 1896Royal Engineers David ForsterDecember, 1896Royal Engineers
Charles W. BiggsJune, 1897Royal Engineers Charles M. BrowneDecember, 1897Royal Engineers
Phillip O. G. UsborneJune, 1898Royal Engineers Kenneth E. EdgeworthDecember, 1898Royal Engineers
Charles HordernJune, 1899Royal Engineers Christopher C. TrenchDecember, 1899Royal Engineers
Malcolm N. MacLeodApril, 1900Royal Engineers Edgar W. CoxDecember, 1900Royal Engineers
J. A. B. P. BowenJuly, 1901Royal Engineers C. W. BushellDecember, 1901Royal Engineers
E. H. G. KirkeJuly, 1902Royal Engineers C. R. SatterthwaiteDecember, 1902Royal Engineers
E. V. BinneyJuly, 1903Royal Engineers R. H. StallardDecember, 1903Royal Engineers
D. G. CourtneyJuly, 1904Royal Engineers R. S. RyanDecember, 1904Royal Artillery
E. M. SinauerJuly, 1905Royal Engineers R. HamiltonDecember, 1905Royal Engineers
A. CarrowJuly, 1906Royal Engineers C. G. MooresDecember, 1906Royal Engineers
F. V. B. WittsJuly, 1907Royal Engineers Rowland L. AlmondDecember, 1907Royal Engineers
J. P. S. GreigJuly, 1908Royal Engineers R. P. Pakenham-WalshDecember, 1908Royal Engineers
C. L. T. MathesonJuly, 1909Royal Engineers R. G. W. H. StoneDecember, 1909Royal Engineers
C. J. S. KingJuly, 1910Royal Engineers W. O. WinterDecember, 1910Royal Engineers
E. de S. RideoutJuly, 1911Royal Engineers W. E. EulerDecember, 1911Royal Engineers
A. B. AitkenJuly, 1912Royal Engineers G. L. MillerDecember, 1912Royal Engineers
E. F. TickellJuly, 1913Royal Engineers H. P. W. HutsonDecember, 1913Royal Engineers
A. D. PankeJuly, 1914Royal Engineers H. A. J. ParsonsDecember, 1914Royal Engineers
J. F. M. WhiteleyJune, 1915Royal Engineers D. L. MiddlemasDecember, 1915Royal Engineers
E. G. FitzHenryJune, 1916Royal Engineers R. W. P. YatesDecember, 1916Royal Engineers
D. AdamsonJune, 1917Royal Engineers S. G. GalpinDecember, 1917Royal Engineers
E. I. C. JacobJune, 1918Royal Engineers W. G. C. GlossopDecember, 1918Royal Artillery
J. A. SinclairJune, 1919Royal Artillery A. H. G. NapierDecember, 1919Royal Engineers
W. H. RayDecember, 1919Royal Engineers E. V. DaldyJuly, 1920Royal Engineers
Not IssuedDecember, 1920 G. N. TuckJuly, 1921Royal Engineers
N. A. M. SwettenhamDecember, 1921Royal Engineers A. J. H. DoveJuly, 1922Royal Engineers
J. B. TupmanDecember, 1922Royal Field Artillery L. R. E. FayleJuly, 1923Royal Engineers
E. L. KellettDecember, 1923Royal Engineers A. W. KiggellJuly, 1924Royal Engineers
J. C. R. Fitzgerald-LombardDecember, 1924Royal Engineers W. F. AndersonJuly, 1925Royal Engineers
C. P. JonesDecember, 1925Royal Engineers J. P. ChapmanDecember, 1925Royal Engineers
W. B. SallittJuly, 1926Royal Engineers M. C. PercevalDecember, 1926Royal Engineers

The above two lists are taken from the Memoir to Illustrate the Origin and Foundation of the Pollock Medal (1875), Memoir to Illustrate the Origin and Foundation of the Pollock Medal, (Boddy and Co., Military Publishers, Woolwich, 1875) published anonymously but probably written by Field Marshal Sir . Updated March 2016 by the son (see edit history for contact information) of the December 1928 recipient to include recipients after July 1875 using supplementary pages in his father's copy of the book. The following list was created from the RMAS Old College Notice Board. Note that in December 1925 there were two classes commissioned (Last of 4-term; first of 3-term.)

R. W. EwbankJuly, 1927Royal Engineers A. E. H. HamiltonDecember, 1927Royal Artillery
H. E. C. de ChassironJuly, 1928Royal Artillery W. H. C. TraversDecember, 1928Royal Engineers
K. R. Brazier-Creagh1929Royal Artillery P. G. Hatch1929Royal Engineers
J. G. McKendrick1930Royal Engineers A. P. Lavies1930Royal Engineers
A. H. G. Dobson1931Royal Engineers D. C. Cameron1931Royal Engineers
A. F. Bell1932Royal Engineers H. L. Lloyd1932Royal Engineers
R. L. White1933Royal Engineers H. R. Carr1933Royal Engineers
T. G. H. Kirkwood1934Royal Engineers A. C. Lewis1934Royal Engineers
E. M. Hall1935Royal Engineers John E. L. Carter1935Royal Engineers
R. N. K. Barge1936Royal Engineers J. M. Flint1936Royal Engineers
D. Ross1937Royal Engineers R. F. Harris1937Royal Engineers
M. H. D. Lovell1938Royal Artillery John R. E. Hamilton-Baillie1938Royal Engineers
1939Royal Engineers

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