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Harry Lincoln POTTS

Regimental number3342
Date of birth1 June 1897
Place of birthIronbridge, Shropshire, England
SchoolNorwood High School, South Australia
ReligionMethodist
OccupationStorekeeper's assistant
AddressMount Gambier, South Australia
Marital statusSingle
Age at embarkation18
Next of kinMother, Mrs Louisa Potts, Mount Gambier, South Australia
Enlistment date15 September 1915
Rank on enlistmentPrivate
Unit name27th Battalion, 7th Reinforcement
AWM Embarkation Roll number23/44/2
Embarkation detailsUnit embarked from Adelaide, South Australia, on board HMAT A7 Medic on 12 January 1916
Rank from Nominal RollPrivate
Unit from Nominal Roll27th Battalion
FateReturned to Australia 28 March 1919
Discharge date25 June 1919
Family/military connectionsBrother: Lt Frederick Arnold POTTS, 4th Divisional Engineers, returned to Australia, 16 March 1919.
Other detailsWar service: France, Belgium. Wounded, Messines, Belgium, 8 June 1916; invalided to 1st Southern General Hospital, Birmingham, England.

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