Sapper

Charles Walter Potts

Conflict: 
WW1
Additional Information: 

Son of Charles and Augusta Potts, of London St., Eltham, New Zealand. Native of Carterton, New Zealand.

References:
  • CWGC
  • Archives New Zealand
NZ WAR GRAVES

Biographical Notes:

Service record gives date of birth as 17/11/1880. BDM Online has date of birth as 29/11/1879, parents Emily Sophia and Charles. Augusta is his father's second wife.

Public Contributions:

There are no public contributions written for this casualty

Personal Tributes:

Casualty

Service Number: 
12/3446
Name:
Charles Walter Potts
Rank: 
Sapper
Date of Birth:
29 November 1879
Place of Birth:
Wairarapa, Carterton,
Next of Kin: 
Charles Potts (father), Imperial Hotel, New Plymouth, Taranaki, New Zealand
Date of Enlistment:
Not known
Enlistment Address: 
Care of Robert Richardson, Carpenter, Wyndham, New Zealand
Armed Force: 
Army
Unit:
New Zealand Engineers, 2 Field Company

Casualty Details

Cause of Death:
Killed in action
Date of Death:
17 September 1916
Day of Death:
Sunday
Age at Death: 
38
Conflict: 
WW1

Embarkation Details

Embarkation Body:
8th Reinforcements
Embarkation Place:
Wellington, New Zealand
Embarkment Date:
13 November 1915
Transport:

HMNZT 35
HMNZT 36
Vessel:
Willochra or Tofua
Destination:
Suez, Egypt

Text in italics supplied by Cenotaph Online, Auckland War Memorial Museum

Cemetery

Cemetery Reference: 
VIII. J. 50.
Cemetery Location: 
France
Charles Walter Potts
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