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POTTS, David Cunningham
Personal Details
Service Numbers: | 6596, Q199843 |
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Enlisted: | 1 July 1916, Townsville, Qld. |
Last Rank: | Lieutenant |
Last Unit: | 15th Infantry Battalion |
Born: | Townsville, Qld., 19 February 1895 |
Home Town: | Hermit Park, Townsville, Queensland |
Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
Occupation: | Ironmonger / Hardware Salesman |
Died: | Natural Causes, Townsville, Qld., 24 June 1979, aged 84 years |
Cemetery: |
Townsville (Belgian Gardens) Cemetery, Qld Sect F, Sub 6, Row 18, Plot 405 |
Memorials: | City of Townsville WW1 Honour Roll, City of Townsville WW2 HR, Queensland Garden of Remembrance (Pinnaroo), Qld, Townsville BTC Honour Roll, Townsville West State School Memorial Gate |
Service History
World War 1 Service
1 Jul 1916: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 6596, 15th Infantry Battalion, Townsville, Qld. | |
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21 Oct 1916: | Involvement Private, 6596, 15th Infantry Battalion, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '11' embarkation_place: Brisbane embarkation_ship: HMAT Boonah embarkation_ship_number: A36 public_note: '' | |
21 Oct 1916: | Embarked Private, 6596, 15th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Boonah, Brisbane |
World War 2 Service
3 Sep 1939: | Involvement Lieutenant, Q199843, not allocated enlistment register | |
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8 Dec 1939: | Enlisted Australian Military Forces (WW2) , Lieutenant, Q199843 | |
7 Jul 1944: | Discharged Australian Military Forces (WW2) , Lieutenant, Q199843 | |
7 Jul 1944: | Discharged |
Personal Stories
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Faithe Jones
Son of David Cunnningham POTTS and Ada May nee STOKES, Ackers Street, Hemit Park, Townsville, Qld.
Husband of Addie Lovat POTTS, 5 Philip Street, Hermit Park, Townsville, Qld.