Hugh Pollard
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1888 – 1966
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Who was Hugh Pollard?
Major Hugh Bertie Campbell Pollard was an author, 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 was the author of many published works on weaponry, in particular on sporting firearms.
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- Born
- Jan 6, 1888
England - Nationality
- United Kingdom
- Died
- Mar 1, 1966
England
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on July 23, 2013
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