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POTTS, Alfred Ernest
Personal Details
| Service Numbers: | 1499, W76969 |
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| Enlisted: | 16 January 1915 |
| Last Rank: | Private |
| Last Unit: | 12th Infantry Battalion |
| Born: | Peterborough, South Australia, Australia, 4 November 1885 |
| Home Town: | Meekatharra, Meekatharra, Western Australia |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Farmer |
| Died: | Natural causes, Perth, Western Australia, Australia, 1 February 1955, aged 69 years |
| Cemetery: |
Karrakatta Cemetery & Crematorium, Western Australia |
| Memorials: | Lindisfarne Officers of the 12th Battalion Pictorial Honour Roll |
Service History
World War 1 Service
| 16 Jan 1915: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 1499, 12th Infantry Battalion | |
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| 7 May 1915: | Involvement AIF WW1, Private, 1499, 12th Infantry Battalion, ANZAC / Gallipoli | |
| 4 Jul 1915: | Wounded AIF WW1, Private, 1499, 12th Infantry Battalion, ANZAC / Gallipoli, Bomb wound right buttock | |
| 1 Dec 1915: | Promoted AIF WW1, Corporal, 12th Infantry Battalion | |
| 26 Feb 1916: | Promoted AIF WW1, Sergeant, 12th Infantry Battalion | |
| 24 Jul 1916: | Wounded AIF WW1, Sergeant, 1499, 12th Infantry Battalion, Battle for Pozières | |
| 8 Oct 1916: | Wounded AIF WW1, Sergeant, 1499, 12th Infantry Battalion, Zillebeke, GSW right shoulder | |
| 1 Apr 1917: | Promoted AIF WW1, Company Quartermaster Sergeant, 12th Infantry Battalion | |
| 11 Apr 1917: | Honoured Military Medal, ANZAC / Gallipoli, Gallant work July 1915 on Gallipoli | |
| 27 May 1917: | Promoted AIF WW1, Second Lieutenant, 12th Infantry Battalion | |
| 29 Jul 1917: | Promoted AIF WW1, Lieutenant, 12th Infantry Battalion | |
| 23 Jul 1919: | Discharged AIF WW1, Lieutenant, 1499, 12th Infantry Battalion | |
| 30 Oct 1919: | Honoured Mention in Dispatches, Conscientious services and devotion to duty from mid 1917 to end of 1918 |
World War 2 Service
| 3 Sep 1939: | Involvement Private, W76969 | |
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| 29 Dec 1944: | Discharged | |
| Date unknown: | Enlisted Australian Military Forces (Army WW2), Private, W76969 |
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