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POTTON, Sidney
Personal Details
| Service Numbers: | 4172, 6625 |
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| Enlisted: | 1 November 1915, Melbourne, Vic. |
| Last Rank: | Private |
| Last Unit: | 8th Infantry Battalion |
| Born: | Brunswick, Victoria, Australia, 1897 |
| Home Town: | Rosebud, Mornington Peninsula, Victoria |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Farmer |
| Died: | 6 June 1978, cause of death not yet discovered, place of death not yet discovered |
| Cemetery: | Not yet discovered |
| Memorials: | Rosebud First Australian Imperial Force Contingent Honour Roll |
Service History
World War 1 Service
| 1 Nov 1915: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 4172, 23rd Infantry Battalion, Melbourne, Vic. | |
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| 7 Mar 1916: | Involvement Private, 4172, 23rd Infantry Battalion, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '14' embarkation_place: Melbourne embarkation_ship: HMAT Wiltshire embarkation_ship_number: A18 public_note: '' | |
| 7 Mar 1916: | Embarked Private, 4172, 23rd Infantry Battalion, HMAT Wiltshire, Melbourne | |
| 2 Oct 1916: | Embarked AIF WW1, Private, 6625, 8th Infantry Battalion, Originally disembarked at Fremantle then to hospital with VD. Re-embarked as 6625 from Melbourne on HMAT A71 Nestor | |
| 27 Jun 1918: | Wounded AIF WW1, Private, 6625, 8th Infantry Battalion, Gassed. Evacuated to UK. | |
| 1 Mar 1919: | Discharged AIF WW1, Private, 6625, 8th Infantry Battalion, RTA 20 December 1918 and discharged as MU (effort syndrome). |
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