| Regimental number | 63416 |
| True Name | POTTINGER, Alexander Lyall |
| Occupation | Contractor |
| Next of kin | Brother, T S Pottinger, Five Rivers |
| Rank on embarkation | Private |
| Unit name | New Zealand Expeditionary Force, 32nd Reinforcements, Otago Infantry Regiment, D Company |
| Embarkation details | Unit embarked from Wellington on board HMNZT 96 Maunganui on |
| Final rank | Private |
| Final unit | 2nd Battalion, Otago Infantry Regiment |
| Fate | Killed in Action |
| Age at death from cemetery records | 25 |
| Place of burial | Sucrerie Military Cemetery (Plot I, Row AA, Grave No 19), Colincamps, Somme, France |
| Miscellaneous information from cemetery records | Parents: Thomas Seatter Pottinger and Annie Pottinger, Lower Bigswell, Stenness, Orkney |
| Other details |
War service: Western Front Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal |
| Sources | Nominal Roll Vol. 3: Roll 75, p. 36 |