Regimental number | 727 |
Place of birth | Mount Gambier South Australia |
Religion | Presbyterian |
Occupation | Labourer |
Address | Mt. Gambier, South Australia |
Marital status | Single |
Age at embarkation | 30 |
Next of kin | Mother, Mrs. Sarah Potter, Mt. Gambier, South Australia |
Enlistment date | |
Date of enlistment from Nominal Roll | |
Rank on enlistment | Private |
Unit name | 3rd Light Horse Regiment, 2nd Reinforcement |
AWM Embarkation Roll number | 10/8/2 |
Embarkation details | Unit embarked from Melbourne, Victoria, on board HMAT A45 Hessen on |
Rank from Nominal Roll | Lance Corporal |
Unit from Nominal Roll | 3rd Light Horse Regiment |
Fate | Killed in Action |
Age at death from cemetery records | 32 |
Place of burial | Kantara War Memorial Cemetery (Row B, Grave No. 13), Egypt |
Panel number, Roll of Honour, Australian War Memorial | 4 |
Miscellaneous information from cemetery records | Parents; John and Sarah POTTER, Mount Gambier, South Australia |
Family/military connections | Brother: 729 Pte Joseph POTTER, 3rd Light Horse, returned to Australia, 4 November 1915. |