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POTTER, Wilfred Gordon
Personal Details
| Service Numbers: | 3582B, 3582 |
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| Enlisted: | 27 August 1915 |
| Last Rank: | Private |
| Last Unit: | 10th Infantry Battalion |
| Born: | Clarendon, South Australia, 5 October 1893 |
| Home Town: | Clarendon, Onkaparinga, South Australia |
| Schooling: | Clarendon Primary School, South Australia |
| Occupation: | Farmer |
| Died: | Tetanus, Adelaide South Australia, 13 May 1957, aged 63 years |
| Cemetery: | Not yet discovered |
| Memorials: | Clarendon Methodist Church and Sunday School Honour Board, Clarendon War Memorial |
Service History
World War 1 Service
| 27 Aug 1915: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 3582B, 27th Infantry Battalion | |
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| 12 Jan 1916: | Involvement Private, 3582, 27th Infantry Battalion, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '15' embarkation_place: Adelaide embarkation_ship: HMAT Borda embarkation_ship_number: A30 public_note: '' | |
| 12 Jan 1916: | Embarked Private, 3582, 27th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Borda, Adelaide | |
| 15 Apr 1917: | Wounded Private, 3582B, 10th Infantry Battalion | |
| 11 Nov 1918: | Involvement Private, 3582, 10th Infantry Battalion |
Personal Stories
Return from War
Wilfred was with his unit in Belgium when Armistice was declared, and then travelled to England. On 16 June 1919 he left Liverpool, England on HT "Ormonde", disembarking Adelaide on 29 July, 1919.
Wilfred was on medication for the rest of his life, suffering from bad nerves, and died on 13 May, 1957 of tetanus, which the family were led to believe could have been as a result of his previous was injury. He never talked of his was experiences or attended and remembrance services as far as the family is aware.
Submitted 16 September 2019 by Paul Haysman
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