POTTER, Edward Wilfred
| Service Number: | 3738 |
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| Enlisted: | 21 September 1915, Adelaide, South Australia |
| Last Rank: | Private |
| Last Unit: | 52nd Infantry Battalion |
| Born: | Yongala, South Australia, 7 March 1891 |
| Home Town: | Yongala, South Australia |
| Schooling: | Yongala Public School |
| Occupation: | Mason |
| Died: | Killed in Action, Mouquet Farm, France, 3 September 1916, aged 25 years |
| Cemetery: |
No known grave - "Known Unto God" No known grave, Villers-Bretonneux Memorial, Villers-Bretonneux, Picardie, France |
| Memorials: | Adelaide National War Memorial, Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Villers-Bretonneux Memorial (Australian National Memorial - France), Yongala Roll of Honour, Yongala War Memorial |
World War 1 Service
| 21 Sep 1915: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 3738, 12th Infantry Battalion, Adelaide, South Australia | |
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| 2 Dec 1915: | Involvement AIF WW1, Private, 3738, 12th Infantry Battalion, Enlistment/Embarkation WW1, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '10' embarkation_place: Adelaide embarkation_ship: RMS Malwa embarkation_ship_number: '' public_note: '' | |
| 2 Dec 1915: | Embarked AIF WW1, Private, 3738, 12th Infantry Battalion, RMS Malwa, Adelaide | |
| 3 Sep 1916: | Involvement AIF WW1, Private, 3738, 52nd Infantry Battalion, Mouquet Farm, --- :awm_ww1_roll_of_honour_import: awm_service_number: 3738 awm_unit: 52nd Australian Infantry Battalion awm_rank: Private awm_died_date: 1916-09-03 |
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The four brothers POTTER, Thomas, Edward, Ralph, and Frank, enlisted within weeks of each other in 1915 and were issued sequential serial numbers.
3738 Pte. Edward Wilfred POTTER 52nd Inf. Batt. - Killed in Action 03 Sep 1916 Mouquet Farm, France. Aged 25
3739 Pte. Thomas James Albert POTTER (/explore/people/291228) 52nd Inf. Batt. - Killed in Action 04 Sep 1916 Mouquet Farm, France. Aged 31
3740 Pte. Hurtle Francis Constable POTTER (/explore/people/303737) 52nd Inf. Batt. - Killed in Action 03 Sep 1916, Mouquet Farm, France. Aged 22
3741 Pte. Ralph Victor POTTER (/explore/people/327393) 52nd Inf. Batt. - Survived the Great War and lived to the age of 68.
"THE LATE PRIVATE E. W. POTTER.
Mr. and Mrs. B. Potter, of Yongala, have been notified that their fourth son, Private E. W. Potter, was killed in action between September 3 and 5. He was born in the Yongala district 25 years ago, and with three brothers enlisted in September of last year and embarked on December 2. He was well known as a football, cricket, and tennis player and was highly esteemed. As a member of the Terowie Football Club he won a medal, presented by Dr. Goode, for the most unselfish player. Mr. and Mrs. Potter's third son. Private A. T. Potter, is reported as missing. Like his brother, he is a cricket, football, and tennis enthusiast. He is also a member of the brass band and is highly esteemed." - from the Adelaide Chronicle 14 Oct 1916 (nla.gov.au)
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