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Henry Potter

Details

Forename Henry
Surname Potter
Middle Name
Memorial Ashton Memorial and St Thomas and St Luke, Ashton
Age 22
Address 3 Sumner's Yard, Ashton in Makerfield
Parents' Address As above
Township Ashton, Wigan
Rank Lance Corporal
Occupation or place of work Garswood Hall Colliery
Regiment South Lancashire Regiment 2nd Batt
Day of Death 3
Month of Death August
Year of Death 1917
Cause of Death Killed in action
Place of Burial Ypres (Memin Gate) Memorial
Regiment Number 31893
Name of War First World War
Location
Additional Information Son of William Henry & Margaret. Mentioned in dispatches
Ref: CWGC, Ancestry, WO 1/9/19
WO 26/6/15 reports wounding and indicates 5th Batt