
| Regimental number | 6/2464 |
| Other Names | POLLOCK, James Lytton Ray |
| Occupation | Labourer |
| Next of kin | Cousin, Frederick Scott, 15 London Street, Ponsonby, Auckland |
| Rank on embarkation | Private |
| Unit name | New Zealand Expeditionary Force, 11th Reinforcements, Canterbury Infantry Battalion, C Company |
| Embarkation details | Unit embarked from Wellington on |
| The Infantry component of the 11th Reinforcements left New Zealand on board two ships (HMNZT 49 'Maunganui' and HMNZT 50 'Tahiti'). It is not possible from the Nominal Roll to determine on which ship an individual embarked. The Nominal Roll gives the date of departure as 1 April 1916; harbour records indicate that the actual date of embarkation was 2 April 1916. | |
| Final rank | Private |
| Final unit | 2nd Battalion, Canterbury Infantry Regiment |
| Fate | Killed in Action |
| Age at death from cemetery records | 36 |
| Place of burial | Gwalia Cemetery (Plot II, Row D, Grave No 2), nr Ieper, Belgium |
| Miscellaneous information from cemetery records | Parents: James and Alice May Pollock. Previously discharged from New Zealand Expeditionary Force on account of sickness. Subsequently re-enlisted; wounded at Messines. |
| Other details | Ex 5th Reinforcements |
| Sources | Nominal Roll Vol. 2: Roll 28, p. 12 |
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