POTTER, Walter
| Service Number: | 4284 |
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| Enlisted: | 3 November 1915, Holsworthy, NSW |
| Last Rank: | Private |
| Last Unit: | 18th Infantry Battalion |
| Born: | Coolah, New South Wales, Australia, 1893 |
| Home Town: | Dunedoo, Warrumbungle Shire, New South Wales |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Labourer |
| Died: | Springwood, New South Wales, Australia, 26 April 1971, cause of death not yet discovered |
| Cemetery: |
Woronora Memorial Park, Sutherland, New South Wales Palm Ct Wall Of Mem JJ, 0030 |
| Memorials: |
World War 1 Service
| 3 Nov 1915: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 4284, 18th Infantry Battalion, Holsworthy, NSW | |
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| 8 Mar 1916: | Involvement Private, 4284, 18th Infantry Battalion, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '12' embarkation_place: Sydney embarkation_ship: HMAT Star of England embarkation_ship_number: A15 public_note: '' | |
| 8 Mar 1916: | Embarked Private, 4284, 18th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Star of England, Sydney | |
| 3 May 1917: | Wounded AIF WW1, Private, 4284 | |
| 27 Aug 1917: | Discharged AIF WW1, 4284, 18th Infantry Battalion, Returned to Australia |
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Add my storyBiography contributed by B Stanleu
A touching scene was witnessed at Gilgandra on Monday last, on the return of Private Walter Potter from the front.
Under a triumphal arch of flags displaying the national colours, all made evident on that occasion, the soldier was met on his return by his mother and father and other very near relations. After receiving their embraces, a venerable and stalwart man addressed him. After he had received the embrace of his mother and father and other very near relations, a few suitable words of welcome were uttered. The soldier on his safe return was complimented, and the kindly wishes expressed for his welfare, and the hope that his future might be brightened.
The scene was heart-stirring among some hundreds of people. The soldier, who had gone away to do his duty, had done it bravely and well. He was presented to us as one who came from the fields and factories, and from all the evidences of prosperity and safety, but he stood there listening and looking manly and modest. He shook hands freely when old friends personally conveyed their welcome to him.
The school children formed into two lines, and through the lane thus formed, gaily decked with flags, the hero of the occasion was driven off in a motor car, the children meanwhile coming to the salute in military style.
The function appealed to me as a stranger, and I would be content to know that all our brave lads would be as kindly dealt with as this man coming back to his home on the Castlereagh.
1917 'Welcoming a Soldier', Mudgee Guardian and North-Western Representative (NSW : 1890 - 1954), 5 November, p. 1. , viewed 25 Aug 2025, http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article156186236
Biography contributed by Faithe Jones
Son of George T and Charlotte POTTER, Binnaway, NSW
Husband of Varley May POTTER nee TUDOR