Pembroke POTTS

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Service Numbers:	53, N/A (Comissioned), 19914
Enlisted:	24 August 1914, C Squadron
Last Rank:	Sapper
Last Unit:	Field Company Engineers
Born:	Orange, New South Wales, Australia, 10 December 1879
Home Town:	Lismore, Lismore Municipality, New South Wales
Schooling:	Shore Church of England Grammar School
Occupation:	Farmer / Motor Mechanic / Traveller
Died:	Natural Causes, 113th Repatriation Hospital, Concord, New South Wales, Australia, 1 January 1952, aged 72 years
Cemetery:	Northern Suburbs Memorial Gardens and Crematorium, NSW
Memorials:	Northbridge (Shore) Sydney Church of England Grammar School Memorial Cricket Ground Roll of Honour

1 Oct 1899:	Involvement Private, 53, A Squadron, New South Wales Mounted Infantry
3 Nov 1899:	Involvement Australian and Colonial Military Forces - Boer War Contingents, Private, 53, 1st New South Wales Mounted Rifles, Departed SS Aberdeen 03-November-1899 Returned HMT Orient 08-January-1901

24 Aug 1914:	Enlisted AIF WW1, N/A (Comissioned), 2nd Light Horse Regiment, C Squadron
24 Sep 1914:	Embarked 2nd Light Horse Regiment, HMAT Star of England, Brisbane
24 Sep 1914:	Involvement 2nd Light Horse Regiment, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '1' embarkation_place: Brisbane embarkation_ship: HMAT Star of England embarkation_ship_number: A15 public_note: ''
21 Nov 1917:	Involvement Sapper, 19914, Field Company Engineers, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '5' embarkation_place: Melbourne embarkation_ship: HMAT Nestor embarkation_ship_number: A71 public_note: ''
21 Nov 1917:	Embarked Sapper, 19914, Field Company Engineers, HMAT Nestor, Melbourne

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Pembroke Potts (incorrectly spelt Penbroke in NAA) was born in Orange NSW, the son of William Speakman POTTS and Matilda Elizabeth PEMBROKE

He served as a Private in the Boer War with 'A' Squadron NSW Mounted Rifles & Bush Veldt Carabineers

He served as Lieutenant in WW1 with the 2nd Light Horse Regiment, C Squadron in Egypt & Gallipoli

In 1916 he was dismissed from His Majestys Service by District Court Martial for "fraudentually missaplying Regimental funds for personal gain"

Husband of Mrs Elizabeth Isabella Potts, c/o Commercial Banking Co., George Street, Sydney, New South Wales