| Regimental number | 153 |
| Date of birth | |
| Place of birth | Wodonga, Victoria |
| School | Bairnsdale College, Victoria |
| Religion | Church of England |
| Occupation | Bank clerk |
| Address | Bairnsdale, Victoria |
| Marital status | Single |
| Age at embarkation | 25 |
| Next of kin | Father, J C Potter, Bank of New South Wales, Bairnsdale, Victoria |
| Enlistment date | |
| Rank on enlistment | Warrant Officer |
| Unit name | Machine Gun Company 10 |
| AWM Embarkation Roll number | 24/15/1 |
| Embarkation details | Unit embarked from Melbourne, Victoria, on board HMAT A11 Ascanius on |
| Regimental number from Nominal Roll | Commissioned |
| Rank from Nominal Roll | Lieutenant |
| Unit from Nominal Roll | 10th Machine Gun Battalion |
| Promotions |
2nd Lieutenant Unit: 10th Machine Gun Company Promotion date: |
| Recommendations (Medals and Awards) |
Mention in Despatches Awarded, and gazetted, 'London Gazette', second Supplement, No. 30448 (28 December 1917); 'Commonwealth Gazette' No. 57 (18 April 1918). |
| Other details from Roll of Honour Circular | Joined the Bank of New South Wales, Melbourne branch, 21 January 1908. transferred to Richmond, Victoria, branch, April 1908; to Hay branch, February 1910 (appointed ledger keeper, January 1911); to Jerilderie branch (prmoted teller, October 1912). |
| Fate | Died of wounds |
| Age at death from cemetery records | 27 |
| Place of burial | Wimereux Communal Cemetery (Plot IV, Row L, Grave No. 3), France |
| Panel number, Roll of Honour, Australian War Memorial | 179 |
| Miscellaneous information from cemetery records | Parents: John and Fanny POTTER, Bank of New South Wales, Bairnsdale, Victoria. Native of Wodonga, Victoria |
| Family/military connections | Brother: [1670] 2nd Lt Robert POTTER, 6th Bn, returned to Australia, 3 April 1919. |
| Other details |
War service: Western Front Wounded in action, 13 October 1917; died of wounds, 3 November 1917. Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal |
| Sources | 'Bank of New South Wales Roll of Honour' (Sydney, 1921), p. 321. |
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