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 The Fallen Men of South Warwickshire - World War One


Private 2891 Arthur POTTER - 56th Battalion Australian Infantry

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Killed in Action on Monday 2nd April 1917 aged 33

Military History
     
Theatre of War Medals Commonwealth War Grave or Memorial
France and Flanders 1914/15 Star, British War & Victory Medals Achiet-le-Grand Communal Cemetery, Ext
     
Arrived in Theatre Medal Citation (if app) SWFHS Area Memorials
16 Feb 1916 in Tel el Kabir, Egypt ~ No Known Memorial
     
Action, Battle or Other Reason Killed Date and Place Applied for Enlistment Other War Memorials
The Attack on Louveral Chateau 15 Jul 1915 at Ungarie, NSW Australian Virtual Memorial
     
Place of Death Previous Regiments or Units  
Louverval 20th Battalion AIF  
     

Service & Medical Information

  • 11 Aug 1915 - enlisted at Warwick Farm, NSW and moved to Egypt
  • 29 Jun 1916 - arrived at Marsailles from Alexandria
  • 23 July 1916 - wounded in left hip and invalided to England via Wimereux
  • 11 Sep 1916 - returned to the front
  • 1 Oct 1916 - admitted to Hospital with sore and septic scalp.
  • 28 Oct 1916 - returned to front lines
  • 5 Dec 1916 - wounded in action for 2nd time with gun shot wound in left hand.
  • 22 Dec 1916 - returned to the front

Circumstances Leading to Death (Normally from War Diary)           

Arthur is listed as being killed in action on 2 April 1917 and was originally buried at Beugny Churchyard before being moved and reintered at Achiet sometime around 28 July 1920.

At dawn on April 2nd 1917 the 56th Battalion attacked, and captured, Louverval Chateau and during the this attack Arthur was killed.

The war diary is online, to save a lengthy transcription please click here to read the War Diary entry in full.
 Personal & Family History

 

Birth Date/Place Baptism Date/Place
Apr Qtr 1887 at Ilmington 1 Apr 1888 at Ilmington
   
Parents Names Abode
Kate Potter (father not named in Baptism) Ilmington
   
Schools Colleges
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Address History Employment History
1888 - Ilmington 1891 - Scholar
1891 - Church Street, Ilminster (lodging with the Southam family) 1911 - Farm Labourer                                                                
1901 - Barton Farm, Alderminster 1915 - General Labourer
1911 - Tythe Farm, Alderminster  
1915 - Ungarie, New South Wales  
   
 

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