of India in September 1844. In 1844 the British residents in Calcutta created the Pollock Medal to commemorate Pollock's achievements. This medal was to be awarded to the "best cadet of the season" at the Addiscombe Military Seminary. Later life Death After returning to England in 1846, Pollock benefited from an annuity of £1,000 per annum from the East India Company and lived at Clapham Common. He was promoted to lieutenant general on 11 November 1851 and became a member of the Court of Directors of the East India Company in 1854. Promoted to full general on 17 May 1859, he was appointed Knight Commander of the Order of the Star of India on 19 August 1861 and advanced to Knight Grand Commander of the Order of the Star of India on 24 May 1866. Promoted to field marshal on 24 May 1870, he became Constable of the Tower in November 1871, before being made a baronet on 20 March 1872. In retirement he also served as honorary colonel of the 1st Surrey (or South London) Rifle Volunteer Battalion. He died at Walmer in Kent on 6 October 1872 and was buried in the north aisle at Westminster Abbey. Family In 1810 Pollock married Frances Webbe Barclay; they had four sons and one daughter. His eldest son Frederick succeeded him as 2nd Baronet Pollock of the Khyber Pass, his second son George David Pollock became a celebrated surgeon and pioneered the use of skin grafts, whilst his third son Robert was killed at the Battle of Mudki in 1845. After his first wife's death, he married Henrietta Wollaston in 1852. References Sources External links 1786 births 1872 deaths Graduates of the Royal Military Academy, Woolwich British field marshals British Indian Army generals British military personnel of the First Anglo-Burmese War British military personnel of the First Anglo-Afghan War Baronets in the Baronetage of the United Kingdom Knights Grand Cross of the Order of the Bath Knights Grand Commander of the Order of the Star of India Lord-Lieutenants of the Tower Hamlets Constables of the Tower of London Burials at Westminster Abbey British military personnel of the Anglo-Nepalese War Bengal Artillery officers British military personnel of the Second Anglo-Maratha War Military personnel from London