William Newman POTTS

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Service Number:	3501
Enlisted:	11 August 1915
Last Rank:	Private
Last Unit:	12th Infantry Battalion
Born:	North Melbourne, Victoria, Australia, 15 September 1895
Home Town:	King Island, Tasmania
Occupation:	Labourer
Died:	Melbourne, Victoria, Australia, 19 September 1958, aged 63 years, cause of death not yet discovered
Cemetery:	Springvale Botanical Cemetery, Melbourne Memorial ID 231350743
Memorials:	Ballarat Australian Ex-Prisoners of War Memorial, Currie King Island Great War Honour Roll

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11 Aug 1915:	Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 3501, 12th Infantry Battalion
10 Nov 1915:	Involvement Private, 3501, 12th Infantry Battalion, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '10' embarkation_place: Melbourne embarkation_ship: HMAT Ascanius embarkation_ship_number: A11 public_note: ''
10 Nov 1915:	Embarked Private, 3501, 12th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Ascanius, Melbourne
15 Apr 1917:	Imprisoned Captured by the Germans, incarcerated at Limburg. Repatriated to England.
5 Apr 1919:	Embarked AIF WW1, Private, 3501, From England to Australia, arrived on 18 May 1919.
25 Aug 1919:	Discharged AIF WW1, Private, 3501

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