Private

John Kirker Potts

Conflict: 
WW1
Additional Information: 

Son of William Henry and Jane Potts, of Thames. Served in the South African Campaign.

References:
  • CWGC
  • Archives New Zealand
NZ WAR GRAVES

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Casualty

Service Number: 
10/1142
Name:
John Kirker Potts
Rank: 
Private
Date of Birth:
17 February 1880
Place of Birth: 
Thames, Coromandel, New Zealand
Next of Kin: 
William Henry Potts (father), Thames, New Zealand|William Henry Potts (father), Thames, New Zealand
Date of Enlistment:
Not known
Enlistment Address: 
Thames, New Zealand|Railway, Mount Eden, Auckland, New Zealand
Occupation on Enlistment:
Miner|Bridge Labourer, New Zealand Railways
Armed Force: 
Army
Unit:
NZEF, Wellington Regiment

Casualty Details

Cause of Death:
Killed in action
Date of Death:
08 August 1915
Day of Death:
Sunday
Age at Death: 
37
Conflict: 
WW1

Embarkation Details

Bodies of Embarkation:

10th Contingent
Main Body
Embarkation Place:
Wellington, New Zealand
Embarkment Date:
16 October 1914
Transport:

HMNZT 7
HMNZT 10
Vessel:
Limerick or Arawa
Destination:
Suez, Egypt

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

Cemetery

Cemetery Reference: 
22
Cemetery Location: 
Turkey
John Kirker Potts
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