Tom Pollard Woolgar Born 19th June 1883 at Tatlers, West End, Henfield, West Sussex. Mother: Louisa Woolgar Tom was brought up by his grandparents James and Ellen Woolgar. We do not know if Tom ever knew Louisa was his mother since he was 5½ years old when she left home to be married. All members of the family seemed to think that Louisa was Tom's sister. Occupation: Dock Porter / Stevedore Manager of the Cinema DeLuxe, Newhaven, during the 2nd World War.

First World War: served 4 years and 5 months with the Royal Sussex Regiment, 91st Labour Company.
Rank & No. Corporal 638835 Spent 1 year & 5 months "in the field"
Presented with Medals and was mentioned in Dispatches.
Hospitalised July 1916 - Queen Mary Ward, 2nd Southern General Hospital, Bristol Royal Infirmary, Bristol
- shrapnell or bullet wound.
His medals were kept by his son, Tom Richard Woolgar and when Tom R. Woolgar died his son John Woolgar took them home
to sort and clean them. As John had no issue he wanted them to be given to Tom Pollard Woolgar's great grandson Tony Willer (grandson of Dorothy Kate Woolgar and son of Barbara Dorothy Allen) but unfortunately there was a burglary at John Woolgar's home and the medals were amongst the things that were stolen.

Tom Pollard Woolgar married Mary Ann Blackman - known as Polly

Tom Pollard Woolgar and his wife Mary Ann lived in Newhaven and then after the First World War settled in South Heighton, a village on the outskirts of Newhaven, East Sussex. They had four children, namely:-

Tom Pollard Woolgar and his wife Mary Ann photograph taken in 1943

Diamond Wedding Celebrations - July 1962

This photograph was taken at the family celebration. It shows Tom and Mary with their three sons and their son-in-law, Herbert Charles Allen, husband of their daughter Dorothy Kate who had sadly died some 12 years beforehand. from left to right:- Tom Richard Woolgar / Herbert Charles Allen Tom Pollard Woolgar / Mary Ann (nee Blackman) James Alfred Woolgar / Albert William Woolgar

Tom Pollard Woolgar died suddenly on the 5th October 1964 at his home, 9 Portland Terrace, South Heighton, East Sussex.
He was cremated at Brighton Crematorium and his ashes were scattered at St. Mary's Church, Tarring Neville, East Sussex.

Tom's wife Mary Ann Woolgar, nee Blackman, died just 4 weeks later on the 2nd November 1964.


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