We remember Frederick 'fred' Potts

We remember Frederick 'fred' Potts

Timeline

Timeline

1894
birth Chelford, Cheshire United Kingdom Source:7080597 Source:8962792 1894
1897
sibling Florence Potts Source:8962793 1897
1915
enlistment Manchester United Kingdom Source:8962793 16th August 1915
1915
location Poplar Farm, Lindow Common, Wilmslow United Kingdom parents address Source:8962793 16th August 1915
1916
service British Army Private 27201 Royal Scots 15th Battalion Source:8962793 5th May 1916
1916
theatres France & Belgium: 1a Source:8962793 6th May 1916 - 7th June 1916
1916
hospitalisation Accidental - Gunshot wound left elbow Hospital/Institution Source:8962793 2nd June 1916 - 23rd June 1916
1917
theatres France & Belgium: 1a Source:8962793 7th February 1917 - May 1917
1917
hospitalisation On service - Gunshot wounds legs and head Hospital/Institution Source:8962793 3rd May 1917 - 17th May 1917
service British Army Private 27201 Royal Scots Source:3566228
service British Army Private 27201 Royal Scots 12th Battalion Source:7080597
service Lance Corporal 27201 Royal Scots 12th Battalion Source:8962793
1917
death Died of wounds Gunshot wound legs and head - amputation right leg, gangrene. died 8.45 p.m. Military Hospital Bethnal Green, London E2 United Kingdom Source:7080597 Source:8962793 17th May 1917
burial Lower Withington Wesleyan Methodist Chapelyard CWGC Cemetery/Memorial Cheshire United Kingdom Source:7080597

Details

Details

Names
TypeName
First Names Frederick 'fred'
Initials F'
Last Name Potts
Source 8962793
Gender
GenderSource
Male
Locations
AddressCountryTypeDateSource
Poplar Farm, Lindow Common, Wilmslow United Kingdom parents address known 16th August 1915
Contribution

Military Service

Military Service
ServiceNumberUnitSectionRankSource
British Army 27201 Royal Scots Private
British Army 27201 Royal Scots 12th Battalion Private
27201 Royal Scots 12th Battalion Lance Corporal
British Army 27201 Royal Scots 15th Battalion Private
Family
Parents
NameRelationshipDatesSource
Elizabeth Potts mother
Luke Potts father
Siblings
NameRelationshipDatesSource
Florence Potts sister 1897
Physical
ComplexionEyesHairSource
DateHeightSource
1915-08 5'8"
Religion
DateReligionSource
Methodist

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Official Records

TitleConnected byMore information
Medal Index Card
Commonwealth War Graves Commission (CWGC) Casualty Records Imperial1
Soldiers died in the Great War 1914-1919 Transcription R58235
British Army Service Records 1914-1920 Transcription R58235

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