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POTTER, Arthur
Personal Details
| Service Number: | 845 |
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| Enlisted: | 17 August 1914, Enlisted at Melbourne |
| Last Rank: | Private |
| Last Unit: | 6th Infantry Battalion |
| Born: | Moss Vale, New South Wales, Australia, 1892 |
| Home Town: | Melbourne, Melbourne, Victoria |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Cook |
| Died: | Killed in Action, Gallipoli, Ottoman Empire, 25 April 1915 |
| Cemetery: |
Lone Pine Cemetery, ANZAC Row L, Grave 10 Headstone inscription reads: To live in hearts we leave behind is not to die |
| Memorials: | Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour |
Service History
World War 1 Service
| 17 Aug 1914: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 845, 6th Infantry Battalion, Enlisted at Melbourne | |
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| 19 Oct 1914: | Involvement Private, 845, 6th Infantry Battalion, ANZAC / Gallipoli, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '8' embarkation_place: Melbourne embarkation_ship: HMAT Hororata embarkation_ship_number: A20 public_note: '' | |
| 19 Oct 1914: | Embarked Private, 845, 6th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Hororata, Melbourne |
Personal Stories
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Carol Foster
Son of Donald Sherwood Potter and Ellen Potter of Town Hall, Albury, NSW
Medals: 1914-15 Star, British War Medal, Victory Medal