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Second Lieutenant JOHN POTTER

Regiment & Unit/Ship

South Staffordshire Regiment

1st Bn.

Date of Death

Died 24 July 1916

Age 21 years old

Buried or commemorated at

ABBEVILLE COMMUNAL CEMETERY

IV. E. 17.

France

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  • Country of Service United Kingdom
  • Awards Distinguished Service Order, Mentioned in Despatches
  • Additional Info Born at Bromley. Son of William Manuel and Mary Ann Potter, of "Clynder," Gravel Rd., Bromley Common, Kent.
  • Personal Inscription DEARLY LOVED
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Buried or commemorated at

ABBEVILLE COMMUNAL CEMETERY
Somme France
Number of casualties: 804
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