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William Elmhurst POTTS

Regimental number1908
Date of birth--/05/1891
ReligionPresbyterian
OccupationCivil engineer
Addressc/o W E Potts, solicitor, Narrabri, New South Wales
Marital statusSingle
Age at embarkation24
Next of kinFather, W E Potts, solicitor, Narrabri, New South Wales
Enlistment date2 August 1915
Rank on enlistmentSapper
Unit name1st Field Company Engineers, Reinforcement 9
AWM Embarkation Roll number14/20/2
Embarkation detailsUnit embarked from Melbourne, Victoria, on board HMAT A17 Port Lincoln on 16 October 1915
Regimental number from Nominal RollCommissioned
Rank from Nominal RollCaptain
Unit from Nominal Roll13th Field Company Engineers
Promotions

2nd Lieutenant


Unit: ENG
Promotion date: 5 March 1916

Lieutenant


Unit: ENG Div 4
Promotion date: 6 May 1916

FateEffective abroad (still overseas)
Medals

Military Cross


Source: 'Commonwealth Gazette' No. 103
Date: 29 June 1917

Family/military connectionsBrother: 1909 Lance Corporal Edmund Fletcher POTTS, 13th Field Company Engineers, returned to Australia, 23 March 1919.
Other detailsMedals: Military Cross, 1914-15 Star, British War Medal, Victory Medal

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