James Gordon POTTENGER

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POTTENGER, James Gordon

Service Number:	1653
Enlisted:	14 March 1916, Tallygaroopna, Vic.
Last Rank:	Private
Last Unit:	37th Infantry Battalion
Born:	Marion Vale, Victoria, Australia, January 1894
Home Town:	Tallygaroopna, Greater Shepparton, Victoria
Schooling:	Marion Vale State & Shepparton High, Victoria, Australia
Occupation:	Farmer
Died:	Killed in Action, France, 10 December 1916
Cemetery:	Cite Bonjean Military Cemetery, Armentieres IV B 18
Memorials:	Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Mooroopna Shepparton News Calendar & Pictorial Honour Roll of Fallen Heroes, Numurkah Town Hall Shire of Numurkah Roll of Honor, Numurkah and District War Memorial, Shepparton & District War Memorial, Tallygaroopna Soldiers Memorial Hall

World War 1 Service

14 Mar 1916:	Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 1653, 37th Infantry Battalion, Tallygaroopna, Vic.
27 May 1916:	Involvement Private, 1653, 37th Infantry Battalion, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '17' embarkation_place: Melbourne embarkation_ship: HMAT Ascanius embarkation_ship_number: A11 public_note: ''
27 May 1916:	Embarked Private, 1653, 37th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Ascanius, Melbourne

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Biography contributed by Faithe Jones

Son of James Harvey POTTENGER & Mary Jane EDDY of 20 Soboroam Street, Shepparton, Vic.

GONE FROM SIGHT NOT FROM MEMORY FOUGHT THE FIGHT AND WON THE CROWN

Mrs. Mary Pottenger, widow of the late Mr. H. Pottenger, of Marionvale received a cable on Wednesday conveying to her the sad news that her fourth son, Pte. James Gordon Pottenger had been killed in action in France. The deceased soldier was nearly 23 years of age. On Saturday another cable was received; this time intimating that another son, Harold had been wounded.

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