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James POTTS

Regimental number1034
Place of birthCoonamble New South Wales
ReligionChurch of England
OccupationFarmer
AddressCornbara Siding, Coonamble, New South Wales
Marital statusSingle
Age at embarkation21
Next of kinMrs. S. Potts, Cornbara Siding, Coonamble, New South Wales
Enlistment date9 March 1915
Date of enlistment from Nominal Roll28 June 1915
Rank on enlistmentPrivate
Unit name6th Light Horse Regiment, 6th Reinforcement
AWM Embarkation Roll number10/11/2
Embarkation detailsUnit embarked from Sydney, New South Wales, on board HMAT A65 Clan Mcewen on 28 June 1915
Rank from Nominal RollSergeant
Unit from Nominal Roll3rd Field Artillery Brigade
FateDied of wounds 22 November 1917
Age at death from cemetery records21
Place of burialLijssenthoek Military Cemetery (Plot XXVII, Row BB, Grave No. 3), Belgium
Panel number, Roll of Honour,
  Australian War Memorial
13
Miscellaneous information from
  cemetery records
Parents: Alexander and Sophia POTTS, Page Street, Coonamble, New South Wales
Medals

Military Medal

'Near HOOGE on 18th/19th September, 1917. Who, besides carrying out his own No. 1's duty In a most praiseworthy manner showed personal bravery by dressing wounded in the open during heavy shelling during the preparations for the attack.'
Source: 'Commonwealth Gazette' No. 31
Date: 7 March 1918

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