James Dalgleish Pollock
Corporal, 5th Battalion. Queen's Own Cameron Highlanders
- Register No.
- 993 (Alf's numbering, from The Register of the Victoria Cross, 1997)
- Rank
- Corporal all Corporals →
- Unit
- 5th Battalion. Queen's Own Cameron Highlanders all Queen's Own Cameron Highlanders VCs →
- Date of action
- 27 September 1915 on this day → all of 1915 →
- Conflict / campaign
- First World War
- London Gazette
- 18th December, 1915 on this day → all of 1915 →
- Born
- 3rd June 1890 at Tillicoultry, Clackmannanshire, Scotland
- Died
- 10th May 1958 at Ballochyle, Ayrshire, Scotland
- Memorial / grave
- not known
From Alf Askin's research notes
Reproduced as Alf wrote it, c. 2000–2005. Spelling and abbreviations are his own.
POLLOCK, James Dalgleish. (reg No. 993).
Corporal. 5th Battalion. Queen's Own Cameron Highlanders.
London Gazetted on 18th December, 1915.
Born on 3rd June 1890 at Tillicoultry, Clackmannanshire, Scotland.
Died on 10th May 1958 at Ballochyle, Ayrshire, Scotland.
Memorial not known. At around midday on 27th September 1915, near the Hohenzollern Redoubt, the enemy bombers, who were superior in numbers, worked their way successfully along the 'Little Willie' trench towards the Hohenzollern Redoubt. Corporal Pollock, after obtaining permission, climbed out of the trench alone, and walking along the top coolly and without any regard for danger, forced the enemy to retire by bombing them from above. For the whole of the time he was subjected to heavy machine-gun fire but managed to delay the progress of the Germans for an hour. He was eventually wounded.
Additional information:. James Pollock eventually attained the rank of captain.
Alf's notes on his life
At around midday on 27th September 1915, near the Hohenzollern Redoubt, the enemy bombers, who were superior in numbers, worked their way successfully along the 'Little Willie' trench towards the Hohenzollern Redoubt. Corporal Pollock, after obtaining permission, climbed out of the trench alone, and walking along the top coolly and without any regard for danger, forced the enemy to retire by bombing them from above. For the whole of the time he was subjected to heavy machine-gun fire but managed to delay the progress of the Germans for an hour. He was eventually wounded.
Additional information
James Pollock eventually attained the rank of captain.
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