| Surname: | Polin |
| Initials: | I J |
| Rank: | Corporal |
| Army Number: | 4179179 |
| Notes: | CMP. He enlisted in the Royal Welch Fusiliers No. 24612, post 1920 no. 4179179m 28/4/1931 transferred to Army Reserve, 12/4/1939 re enlisted in the Royal Welsh Fusiliers, transferred to CMP. Ivor J Polin. Extract from North Wales Weekly News 15/7/1943. Medal For Boxing. Cpl Ivor J Polin of 6, Tenmaen Road, Tremorfa, Conway, who is serving with the Corps of Military Police, recently won a medal in a boxing tournament. Cpl Polin, who is 42 years of age, served throughout the last war and in the intervening period and was a member of the Territorial Army at the outbreak of the present war. Describing the contest a weekly paper circulating in Surrey states - "L/Cpl Blamires (North Country) and Cpl. Polin (North Wales) of the CMP, gave an interesting exhibition over three rounds. The latter, a clever fighter, demonstrated the finer arts of the game and showed with what ease he could avoid Blamire's attacks an evade his blows at the same time getting his own home without telling effect almost whenever he so wanted. North Wales Weekly News 12/1/1961. Mr I J Polin. While returning to his boat after carrying a sack of newyl collected mussels to the Ministry of Fisheries cleansing tanks at Conway on Monday, Mr Ivor Jones Polin, aged 69, of 6 Pen-Maen Road, Conway, fell and struck his head on the gunwale of his boat. He died before arrival at Llandudno Hospital. Following a post-mortem examination by Dr Gerald Evans, Home Office pathologist the North Caernarvonshire Coroner Mr I Lloyd Jones decided an inquest was not necessary, death being due to natural causes. Mr Polin was a member of the old Conway family of mussel gatherers. When aged 14, he joined the Royal Welsh Fusiliers as a drummer boy and served in the Army until 1924. He was in India for five years. Returning to this country he joined the Territorials and was a sergeant at the outbreak of the 1939-1945 war. Rejoining the Royal Welch Fusiliers, he transferred to the Crops of military Police and while serving with them was picked to be one of the security guards to accompany Sir Winston Churchill on a transatlantic visit to President Roosevelt. Keenly interested in sport, Mr Polin played football for the old Conway club. he was also a good boxer and had represented the Army in inter-services championships, winning a gold medal. Between the two wars he worked at the cement yard on the Morfa and was for some years employed by Conway Bridge Commissioners as a traffic controller on the suspension bridge. Discharged after the 1939-1945 war, he was again employed in a similar capacity by the Bridge Commissioners. on leaving their service, he followed the family occupation of mussel gathering. He was a member of St Mary's Parish Church and the British Legion. In addition to his wife and daughter, he leaves a brother and two sisters. Internment is on Saturday at St Agnes' Cemetery. |
Decoration Record: | |
| Decoration: | Indian General Service Medal 1908 - 1935 (London Gazette: WO 100/124/490 Page: 66 Feb. 1, 1926) |
| Citation: | Clasp: Waziristan 1921-1924 awarded as Pte, No. 4179179, 1 Royal Welsh Fusiliers. |