POTTER, Sydney Markham
| Service Numbers: | Not yet discovered |
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| Enlisted: | Not yet discovered |
| Last Rank: | Captain (Chaplain 4th Class) |
| Last Unit: | Not yet discovered |
| Born: | Geelong, Vic., 19 July 1879 |
| Home Town: | Ascot Vale, Melbourne, Victoria |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Baptist Clergyman |
| Memorials: | Newmarket Baptist Church Honour Roll |
World War 1 Service
| 7 Apr 1919: | Involvement AIF WW1, Captain (Chaplain 4th Class) |
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Faithe Jones
Reverend Sydney Morkham Potter was in France with the YMCA before he joined the Australian Army Chaplains Service at AIF Headquarters, London, on 7 Apr 1919. He had previously served with the CMF from 1 Aug 1916 as a 4th Class Chaplain and was on leave for active duty with the YMCA. Potter had disembarked at Southampton from France on the previous day with orders to present himself at AIF Headquarters. He received instructions a few days later to proceed to No 4 Group, Hurdcott. He received a period of leave from 11 July 1919 to 20 July 1919, then to report to the No 2 Group. From 5 Aug 1919 Potter was given further leave extending to 5 Sep 1919. On 8 Sep 1919 he was appointed as Chaplain to the Euripides for return to Australia. He arrived in Melbourne on 20 Oct 1919, and his appointment was terminated on 3 Nov 1919. The army judged him eligible for the British War Medal as "Mr S M Potter, YMCA repres".
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