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POTTS, William
Personal Details
| Service Number: | 1727 |
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| Enlisted: | 28 February 1916 |
| Last Rank: | Private |
| Last Unit: | 50th Infantry Battalion |
| Born: | Buxton, England, date not yet discovered |
| Home Town: | Balhannah, Adelaide Hills, South Australia |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Labourer |
| Died: | Killed in Action, Noreuil, France, 2 April 1917, age not yet discovered |
| Cemetery: |
Noreuil Australian Cemetery, Picardie Special Memorial Row B, Grave No. 36 |
| Memorials: | Adelaide National War Memorial, Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Balhannah ANZAC Roll, Balhannah Soldiers' Memorial Honor Roll |
Service History
World War 1 Service
| 28 Feb 1916: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 1727, 50th Infantry Battalion | |
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| 11 Apr 1916: | Embarked AIF WW1, Private, 1727, 50th Infantry Battalion, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '19' embarkation_place: Adelaide embarkation_ship: HMAT Aeneas embarkation_ship_number: A60 public_note: '' | |
| 2 Apr 1917: | Involvement AIF WW1, Private, 1727, 50th Infantry Battalion, Noreuil, Killed in Action AWM WW1 Roll Of Honour: imported - 9 Jun 2022, Roll: Roll of Honour, CONFLICT: First World War, 1914-1918, NAME: Potts, William, SERVICE: Australian Imperial Force, SERVICE_NUMBER: 1727, UNIT: 50th Australian Infantry Battalion, RANK: Private, DATE_OF_DEATH: 2/4/1917, CAUSE_OF_DEATH: To Be Determined, PLACE_OF_DEATH: France, AGE_AT_DEATH: , CEMETERY_MEMORIAL: Noreuil Australian Cemetery, Picardie, France, PLACE_OF_ASSOCIATION: Mount Barker, South Australia, Australia, ALIAS: , PANEL NUMBER: 151 |
Personal Stories
William Potts
Name: William Potts
Service Number: 1727
Place of Birth: Buxton, Derbyshire, England
Date of Birth: Not available
Place of Enlistment: Adelaide
Date of Enlistment: 28 February 1916
Age at Enlistment: 26 years 10 months
Next of Kin: Mother, Elizabeth Potts
Occupation: Labourer
Religion: Congregational
Rank: Private
William embarked with his unit the 50th Battalion from Adelaide on board HMAT A 60 Aeneas on 11 April 1916. He was sent to Alexandria where he embarked the Franconia on 6 June and disembarked at Plymouth on 16 June. William joined his unit in France on 17 July. He was killed in action in France on 2 April 1917 and was buried at Noreuil Australian Cemetery.
Submitted 23 October 2023 by christopher collins
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