Regimental number | 2760 |
Place of birth | Tamworth New South Wales |
Religion | Methodist |
Occupation | Tally clerk |
Address | Borlaise Street, Willoughby, Sydney, New South Wales |
Marital status | Single |
Age at embarkation | 18 |
Next of kin | Father, C H Potts, Borlaise Street, Willoughby, Sydney, New South Wales |
Enlistment date | |
Rank on enlistment | Private |
Unit name | 17th Battalion, 6th Reinforcement |
AWM Embarkation Roll number | 23/34/2 |
Embarkation details | Unit embarked from Sydney, New South Wales, on board HMAT A14 Euripides on |
Rank from Nominal Roll | Private |
Unit from Nominal Roll | 17th Battalion |
Fate | Killed in Action |
Age at death from cemetery records | 19 |
Place of burial | Brewery Orchard Cemetery (Plot IV, Row d, Grave No. 36), Bois-Grenier, France |
Panel number, Roll of Honour, Australian War Memorial | 83 |
Miscellaneous information from cemetery records | Parents: Clarence and Maud POTTS. Native of Willoughby, New South Wales |
Family/military connections | Father: 3880 Pte Clarence Henry POTTS, 13th Bn, returned to Australia, 1 May 1919; Brothers: 709 Sergeant Alexander Henry POTTS, 2nd Bn, returned to Australia, 17 June 1916; Lt Clarence McIntosh POTTS, 45th Bn, returned to Australia, 1 May 1919; Hector POTTS, Submarine Branch, Royal Australian Navy, returned to Australia. |