| Regimental number | 3342 |
| Date of birth | 1 June 1897 |
| Place of birth | Ironbridge, Shropshire, England |
| School | Norwood High School, South Australia |
| Religion | Methodist |
| Occupation | Storekeeper's assistant |
| Address | Mount Gambier, South Australia |
| Marital status | Single |
| Age at embarkation | 18 |
| Next of kin | Mother, Mrs Louisa Potts, Mount Gambier, South Australia |
| Enlistment date | 15 September 1915 |
| Rank on enlistment | Private |
| Unit name | 27th Battalion, 7th Reinforcement |
| AWM Embarkation Roll number | 23/44/2 |
| Embarkation details | Unit embarked from Adelaide, South Australia, on board HMAT A7 Medic on 12 January 1916 |
| Rank from Nominal Roll | Private |
| Unit from Nominal Roll | 27th Battalion |
| Fate | Returned to Australia 28 March 1919 |
| Discharge date | 25 June 1919 |
| Family/military connections | Brother: Lt Frederick Arnold POTTS, 4th Divisional Engineers, returned to Australia, 16 March 1919. |
| Other details | War service: France, Belgium. Wounded, Messines, Belgium, 8 June 1916; invalided to 1st Southern General Hospital, Birmingham, England. |
