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Sunderland, Durham [10]

Macclesfield, Cheshire [7]

Newcastle, Northumberland [7]

Sydney New South Wales [7]

Crewe, Cheshire [4]

London, Middlesex [4]

Manchester, Lancashire [4]

Bethnal Green, London [3]

Carlisle, Cumberland [3]

Frankston Victoria [3]

Gateshead, Durham [3]

Langhorne Creek South Australia [3]

South Melbourne Victoria [3]

Adelaide South Australia [2]

Battersea, London [2]

Benwell, Newcastle on Tyne, Northumberland [2]

Birmingham, Warwickshire [2]

Caddington, Bedfordshire [2]

Derby, Derbyshire [2]

Doncaster, Yorkshire, England [2]

Durham [2]

Jarrow, Durham [2]

Leeds, Yorkshire [2]

Lismore New South Wales [2]

Liverpool, Lancashire, England [2]

London, Middlesex, England [2]

Merriwa New South Wales [2]

Narrabri New South Wales [2]

Newcastle on Tyne, Northumberland [2]

Newcastle on Tyne, Northumberland, England [2]

North Shields, Northumberland, England [2]

Northumberland [2]

Nottingham [2]

Rochdale, Lancashire [2]

Sandbach, Cheshire [2]

South Shields, Durham, England [2]

Stepney, London [2]

Tamworth New South Wales [2]

Townsville Queensland [2]

Aberystwyth, Cardiganshire [1]

Albany Western Australia [1]

Albury New South Wales [1]

Aldridge, Staffordshire [1]

Alnwick, Northumberland [1]

Ancoats, Manchester, Lancashire [1]

Ashley, Kent [1]

Ashton under Lyne [1]

Ashton under Lyne, Lancashire [1]

Attercliffe, Sheffield, Yorks [1]

Barnet, Hertfordshire, England [1]

Rank

Private [1049]

Gunner [118]

Serjeant [90]

Corporal [86]

Sapper [83]

Driver [75]

Second Lieutenant [41]

Lance Corporal [37]

Lieutenant [33]

Acting Corporal [20]

Captain [19]

Acting Serjeant [16]

Pioneer [14]

Bombardier [12]

Trooper [6]

Warrant Officer Class 2 [6]

Able Seaman [5]

Acting Bombardier [5]

Colour Serjeant [5]

Lieutenant Colonel [4]

Major [4]

Ordinary Seaman [4]

Lance Serjeant [3]

Lieutenant Colonel /Temporary Brigadier General [3]

Rifleman [3]

Staff Serjeant [3]

Acting Captain [2]

Acting Colour Serjeant [2]

Acting Warrant Officer Class 2 [2]

Air Mechanic 2nd Class [2]

Battery Quarter Master Serjeant [2]

Company Quarter Master Serjeant [2]

Private Acting Lance Corporal [2]

Quarter Master and Honorary Lieutenant [2]

Shoeing Smith [2]

Shoeing Smith Corporal [2]

Acting Company Quarter Master Serjeant [1]

Acting Company Serjeant Major [1]

Acting Lance Corporal [1]

Acting Leading Stoker [1]

Assistant Matron [1]

Bandsman [1]

Bombardier /Acting Serjeant [1]

Brevet Major [1]

Colonel /Temporary Brigadier General [1]

Colonel Temporary Brigadier General [1]

Company Serjeant Major [1]

Conductor [1]

Corporal Acting Lance Serjeant [1]

Corporal Acting Serjeant [1]

Unit

Royal Field Artillery [139]

Labour Corps [130]

Royal Engineers [129]

Northumberland Fusiliers [102]

Army Service Corps [99]

Durham Light Infantry [87]

Cheshire Regiment [79]

Royal Garrison Artillery [70]

Manchester Regiment [64]

Machine Gun Corps [61]

Royal Army Medical Corps [42]

Lancashire Fusiliers [40]

East Yorkshire Regiment [39]

South Staffordshire Regiment [33]

Border Regiment [31]

Nottinghamshire and Derbyshire Regiment [31]

North Staffordshire Regiment [30]

London Regiment [29]

West Yorkshire Regiment [29]

York and Lancaster Regiment [22]

Royal Fusiliers [20]

Yorkshire Regiment [20]

Liverpool Regiment [19]

Worcestershire Regiment [19]

Middlesex Regiment [18]

Royal Army Service Corps [18]

Royal Welsh Fusiliers [18]

South Wales Borderers [17]

Royal Naval Division [15]

South Lancashire Regiment [15]

East Kent Regiment [14]

Royal Defence Corps [14]

Lincolnshire Regiment [13]

Royal Warwickshire Regiment [13]

The Queen's Regiment [13]

Yorkshire Light Infantry [13]

King's Royal Rifle Corps [12]

Loyal North Lancashire Regiment [12]

Rifle Brigade [12]

Army Ordnance Corps [11]

Canadian Infantry [11]

Gordon Highlanders [11]

Royal Highlanders [11]

Bedfordshire Regiment [10]

Devonshire Regiment [10]

King's Own Yorkshire Light Infantry [10]

King's Shropshire Light Infantry [10]

Royal Scots [10]

Royal West Kent Regiment [10]

Royal Lancaster Regiment [9]

Service

British Army [1614]

Royal Navy [142]

Air Force (RAF/RFC) [116]

Canadian Expeditionary Force [107]

Australian Imperial Force [91]

New Zealand Expeditionary Force [25]

Last name first letter

P [2142]

S [2]

B [1]

F [1]

H [1]

Contribution

Military Service [2086]

Merchant Navy [47]

Conscientious Objector [2]

Country

United Kingdom [37]

India [2]

Australia [1]

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Sunderland, Durham [10] Macclesfield, Cheshire [7] Newcastle, Northumberland [7] Sydney New South Wales [7] Crewe, Cheshire [4] London, Middlesex [4] Manchester, Lancashire [4] Bethnal Green, London [3] Carlisle, Cumberland [3] Frankston Victoria [3] Gateshead, Durham [3] Langhorne Creek South Australia [3] South Melbourne Victoria [3] Adelaide South Australia [2] Battersea, London [2] Benwell, Newcastle on Tyne, Northumberland [2] Birmingham, Warwickshire [2] Caddington, Bedfordshire [2] Derby, Derbyshire [2] Doncaster, Yorkshire, England [2] Durham [2] Jarrow, Durham [2] Leeds, Yorkshire [2] Lismore New South Wales [2] Liverpool, Lancashire, England [2] London, Middlesex, England [2] Merriwa New South Wales [2] Narrabri New South Wales [2] Newcastle on Tyne, Northumberland [2] Newcastle on Tyne, Northumberland, England [2] North Shields, Northumberland, England [2] Northumberland [2] Nottingham [2] Rochdale, Lancashire [2] Sandbach, Cheshire [2] South Shields, Durham, England [2] Stepney, London [2] Tamworth New South Wales [2] Townsville Queensland [2] Aberystwyth, Cardiganshire [1] Albany Western Australia [1] Albury New South Wales [1] Aldridge, Staffordshire [1] Alnwick, Northumberland [1] Ancoats, Manchester, Lancashire [1] Ashley, Kent [1] Ashton under Lyne [1] Ashton under Lyne, Lancashire [1] Attercliffe, Sheffield, Yorks [1] Barnet, Hertfordshire, England [1]

Rank

Private [1049] Gunner [118] Serjeant [90] Corporal [86] Sapper [83] Driver [75] Second Lieutenant [41] Lance Corporal [37] Lieutenant [33] Acting Corporal [20] Captain [19] Acting Serjeant [16] Pioneer [14] Bombardier [12] Trooper [6] Warrant Officer Class 2 [6] Able Seaman [5] Acting Bombardier [5] Colour Serjeant [5] Lieutenant Colonel [4] Major [4] Ordinary Seaman [4] Lance Serjeant [3] Lieutenant Colonel /Temporary Brigadier General [3] Rifleman [3] Staff Serjeant [3] Acting Captain [2] Acting Colour Serjeant [2] Acting Warrant Officer Class 2 [2] Air Mechanic 2nd Class [2] Battery Quarter Master Serjeant [2] Company Quarter Master Serjeant [2] Private Acting Lance Corporal [2] Quarter Master and Honorary Lieutenant [2] Shoeing Smith [2] Shoeing Smith Corporal [2] Acting Company Quarter Master Serjeant [1] Acting Company Serjeant Major [1] Acting Lance Corporal [1] Acting Leading Stoker [1] Assistant Matron [1] Bandsman [1] Bombardier /Acting Serjeant [1] Brevet Major [1] Colonel /Temporary Brigadier General [1] Colonel Temporary Brigadier General [1] Company Serjeant Major [1] Conductor [1] Corporal Acting Lance Serjeant [1] Corporal Acting Serjeant [1]

Unit

Royal Field Artillery [139] Labour Corps [130] Royal Engineers [129] Northumberland Fusiliers [102] Army Service Corps [99] Durham Light Infantry [87] Cheshire Regiment [79] Royal Garrison Artillery [70] Manchester Regiment [64] Machine Gun Corps [61] Royal Army Medical Corps [42] Lancashire Fusiliers [40] East Yorkshire Regiment [39] South Staffordshire Regiment [33] Border Regiment [31] Nottinghamshire and Derbyshire Regiment [31] North Staffordshire Regiment [30] London Regiment [29] West Yorkshire Regiment [29] York and Lancaster Regiment [22] Royal Fusiliers [20] Yorkshire Regiment [20] Liverpool Regiment [19] Worcestershire Regiment [19] Middlesex Regiment [18] Royal Army Service Corps [18] Royal Welsh Fusiliers [18] South Wales Borderers [17] Royal Naval Division [15] South Lancashire Regiment [15] East Kent Regiment [14] Royal Defence Corps [14] Lincolnshire Regiment [13] Royal Warwickshire Regiment [13] The Queen's Regiment [13] Yorkshire Light Infantry [13] King's Royal Rifle Corps [12] Loyal North Lancashire Regiment [12] Rifle Brigade [12] Army Ordnance Corps [11] Canadian Infantry [11] Gordon Highlanders [11] Royal Highlanders [11] Bedfordshire Regiment [10] Devonshire Regiment [10] King's Own Yorkshire Light Infantry [10] King's Shropshire Light Infantry [10] Royal Scots [10] Royal West Kent Regiment [10] Royal Lancaster Regiment [9]

Service

British Army [1614] Royal Navy [142] Air Force (RAF/RFC) [116] Canadian Expeditionary Force [107] Australian Imperial Force [91] New Zealand Expeditionary Force [25]

Last name first letter

P [2142] S [2] B [1] F [1] H [1]

Contribution

Military Service [2086] Merchant Navy [47] Conscientious Objector [2]

Country

United Kingdom [37] India [2] Australia [1]

Andrew Potts

Born 1880

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 118114

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William Howard Bernard Potts

Born 1887

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 115414

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James Potts

Born 1896

Died 1918

Canadian Expeditionary Force 40478

Canadian Expeditionary Force Lieutenant Canadian Infantry (Eastern Ontario Regiment) 21st Bn.

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John Potts

Born 1886

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 214827

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Charles Potts

Born 1884

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 224815

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James William Potts

Born 1886

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 245515

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Clifford Arthur Potts

Born 1894

Died 1917

British Army 44190 Private Northumberland Fusiliers

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John Charles Stanley Potts

Born 1894

Died 1915

British Army 2814 Private Royal Warwickshire Regiment 9th Battalion.

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William Edgar Potts

Born 1891

Died 1918

British Army 3370 Serjeant West Yorkshire Regiment

British Army 306062 Serjeant West Yorkshire Regiment

British Army Second Lieutenant West Yorkshire Regiment

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Arthur Edmund Potts

Born 1900

Died 1918

British Army TR/6/53551 Private Sherwood Foresters (Notts and Derby Regiment) 53rd Battalion

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Percy Griffiths Potts

Born 1890

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 311312

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Robert Potts

Born 1886

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 300486

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Harry Potts

Born 1894

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 18783

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Walter Potts

Born 1895

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 114073

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Sydney Potts

Born 1892

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 2290

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William Mowbray Potts

Born 1890

Died 1915

Canadian Expeditionary Force 22161

Canadian Expeditionary Force 22161 Private Canadian Infantry

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Frederick Thompson Potts

Born 1888

Died 1917

British Army T2/275672 Driver Army Service Corps 487th Coy

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Robert Potts

Born 1883

Died 1915

Royal Navy TS 1082 Royal Naval Reserve

Royal Navy 1082/TS Trimmer Royal Naval Reserve: HM Trawler John Donovan

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Joseph Potts

Born 1898

Died 1916

British Army 3519 Private Cheshire Regiment 2nd/7th Battalion

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Ralph Potts

Born 1891

Died 1916

Royal Navy K6070

Royal Navy Acting Leading Stoker HMS Queen Mary

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