From the war diaries of the 14th Bn RWF.

From date and place of burial, Pte Pocock probably died in this action:

Jun 4 1916 At 10.45pm a strong raiding party under Capt. H P Williams Lieut. A Lloyd Jones and 2nd Lieut. H L Brock went out. Raiding party discovered enemy front line trench practically deserted and was subjected to very heavy fire from a support trench only 15 yards away. Raiding party found this dugout full of Germans and bombed this and the support trench. Our casualties were:

Capt H P Williams missing

Lieut. A Lloyd Jones wounded

2nd Lieut. H L Brock slightly wounded

2 men killed

5 men missing (probably killed)

24 men wounded

Three search parties succeeded in bringing in the wounded. No trace could be found of the missing.

Jun 5/6 Our patrols could discover no trace of missing in No Mans Land.

David Williams