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Pollock, James Arthur

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University connections

USyd

Event flag

World War I

Family name

Pollock

Given name(s)

James Arthur

Initials

J.A.

Gender

Male

Early education

Pollock, J.A. : Manchester Grammar School

Tertiary education

Pollock J.A. : Engineering.B.E., 1884, Queen's CollegePollock J.A. : Science.B.Sc., 1889, University of SydneyPollock J.A. : Science.D.Sc., 1906, University of Sydney

Education notes

University Medal in 1889

Birth

Pollock J.A. : Life.Birth 17 Nov 1865 - @ Cork [ Ireland ]

Military service

Pollock J.A. : Military and health.Served: Major [ France, Wingate, England, Proven ] 1 Jan 1916 - 1919

Military awards

Pollock J.A. : Mentioned in Despatches

Survived

Survived WWI

Occupations

Pollock J.A. : Astronomical Assistant 1886 - Government Astronomer @ Sydney [ NSW Australia ]Pollock J.A. : Demonstrator in Physics 1890 - University of Sydney @ University of Sydney : Camperdown [ NSW Australia ]Pollock J.A. : Professor of Physics 1899 - 1922 University of Sydney @ University of Sydney : Camperdown [ NSW Australia ]

Professional Association Memberships

Pollock, James Arthur : Royal Society London, 2 Nov 1916Pollock, James Arthur : Royal Society of NSWPollock, James Arthur : Australasian Association for the Advancement of Science, 1909Pollock, James Arthur : Australian National Research Council

Other events

Pollock J.A. : Military and health.Enlisted 1 Jan 1916Pollock J.A. : Military and health.Returned to Australia 1 Apr 1919

Death

Pollock J.A. : Death 24 May 1922 Respiratory Illness and infection of the hand @ Sydney [ NSW Australia ]

PDF of book entry

POLLOCK JAMES ARTHUR.pdf [ file_data/pdfs_from_BOR pdf 35282 ]

OCRd book entry or other narrative

D.Sc., F.R.S., B.E. (Queen's Coll., Cork), Professor of Physics : Major, Mining Battn., A.I.F., attached 177th Coy. R.E., B.E.F., France, and R.A.F., England. Enlisting 1st January, 1916, and sailing 20th February, served as Geophysics Officer in charge of The Mining School at Proven near Poperinghe, forming there a military physics laboratory. Sound waves through the earth were studied by means of the geophone, a new French invention, and instruments were designed by himself and other distinguished scientists. Officers and N.C.O.'s were efficiently trained in the use of these, occasional visits to Hill 60 via Hell Fire Corner being necessary. Our mines were thus saved from being exploded by camouflets (heavy charges fired underground without breaking the surface), the positions of the enemy's countermines located and we were enabled to drive long tunnels under German mines without being discovered. Twenty-two enormous mines were exploded on the morning of 7th June, 1917

Documents

Publications

Many published works some with Prof R Threlfall & O.Vonwiller, plus more.
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Visible notes

Returned to Australia and resumed his scientific work in acoustics based on his war experiences and worked on plans for the present physics building with Prof Leslie Wilkinson.He has a carillon bell (no.32) named in his honour, donated by his friends and university colleagues Prof Vonwiller, Major Booth MC, Dr GH Briggs

ADB Entry ID

8072

Discovering Anzacs

https://discoveringanzacs.naa.gov.au/browse/records/193995

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http://www.eoas.info/biogs/P001525b.htmhttp://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article245732293

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