We remember Francis John Potter

We remember Francis John Potter

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Timeline

Timeline

1893
birth United Kingdom Source:7730440 Source:7479219 1893
1899
sibling Edwin Dalton Potter Source:7730440 1899
1915
theatres Western Europe :1 Source:3563324 22nd March 1915
1915
employment Bank Employee United Counties Bank Limited Birmingham United Kingdom Source:9050015 April 1915
1915
hospitalisation Bullet wound. Hospital/Institution Source:9049992 22nd May 1915
1915
commission Temporary Source:7607819 11th August 1915
employment Bank Employee Barclays Bank Ltd Colmore Row, Birmingham United Kingdom Source:9050005
employment Bank Clerk Birmingham United Kingdom Source:9049957
service British Army Private 2668 Royal Warwickshire Regiment Source:3563324
service British Army Second Lieutenant York and Lancaster Regiment Source:3563324
service British Army Second Lieutenant General List attached Trench Mortar Battery Source:3563324
service British Army Second Lieutenant General List attached 94th Light Trench Mortar Battery Source:7479219
1916
death Killed in Action Source:7479219 Source:3563324 1st July 1916
burial Thiepval Memorial CWGC Cemetery/Memorial Somme France Pier and Face 4 C. Source:7479219

Details

Details

Names
TypeName
First Names Francis John
Initials FJ
Last Name Potter
Source 3563324
Gender
GenderSource
Male
Contribution

Military Service

Military Service
ServiceNumberUnitSectionRankSource
British Army 2668 Royal Warwickshire Regiment Private
British Army York and Lancaster Regiment Second Lieutenant
British Army General List attached Trench Mortar Battery Second Lieutenant
British Army General List attached 94th Light Trench Mortar Battery Second Lieutenant
Awards
AwardTypeSource
1914/15 Star First World War Campaign/Service Medal
British War Medal First World War Campaign/Service Medal
Victory Medal First World War Campaign/Service Medal
Family
Parents
NameRelationshipDatesSource
Annie mother
Charles Dalton Potter father
Siblings
NameRelationshipDatesSource
Edwin Dalton Potter brother 1899

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Communities

Communities

Evidence

Evidence

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Official Records

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Medal Index Card
Commonwealth War Graves Commission (CWGC) Casualty Records Imperial1
Soldiers died in the Great War 1914-1919 Transcription Yvonne27542

External Evidence

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Yorkshire Post and Leeds Intelligencer - 8th July 1916 Yvonne27542
Sheffield Daily Telegraph - 15th July 1916 Yvonne27542
Sheffield Daily Telegraph 22 May 1915 Yvonne27542
Journal of the Institute of Bankers - Roll of Honour Yvonne27542
Journal of the Institute of Bankers - October 1914 Yvonne27542
Family gravestone commemorating the Potter brothers - IWM information Yvonne27542

Multimedia

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Francis John Potter Linda571
Family gravestone commemorating the Potters Linda571
Barclays Bank - We Will Remember Them James201
Detail Page from Barclays Bank Book of Remembrance James201
Barclays Bank printed Roll of Honour James201
Original Barclays Bank Memorial James201

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