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Ernest Arthur POTTS

Regimental number881
Place of birthTownsville Queensland
ReligionChurch of England
OccupationClerk
AddressAcker Street, Hermit Park, Townsville, Queensland
Marital statusSingle
Age at embarkation22
Next of kinFather, David Cunningham Potts, Acker Street, Hermit Park, Townsville, Queensland
Enlistment date30 September 1915
Rank on enlistmentCQMS
Unit name3rd Pioneer Battalion, C Company
AWM Embarkation Roll number14/15/1
Embarkation detailsUnit embarked from Melbourne, Victoria, on board HMAT A62 Wandilla on 6 June 1916
Rank from Nominal RollSergeant
Unit from Nominal Roll3rd Pioneer Battalion
FateDied of wounds 22 August 1918
Age at death from cemetery records25
Place of burialBeacon Cemetery (plot V, Row A, Grave No. I), Sailly-Laurette, France
Panel number, Roll of Honour,
  Australian War Memorial
173
Miscellaneous information from
  cemetery records
Parents: David and Ada POTTS, Ackers Street, Hermit Park, Townsville, Queensland

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