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About Spr. Charles Walter Potts
Charles Potts born at Carterton in New Zealand's North Island, on 29 November 1879 (reg. 1880/1267). He was the son of Charles Potts and Emily Sophia Potts (nee Gearing), who had married at St Matthews Church in Brixton, Surrey, England on 25 June 1868 and emigrated to New Zealand on board the 'Waikato' on 11 July 1874. Charles joined the New Zealand Engineers, 2 Field Company during World War I. He was killed in action at Montauban-de-Picardie, Somme, Northern France on 17 September 1916 and buried in the Warlencourt British Cemetery (VIII. J. 50.) (bio by Debbie McCauley, 28 June 2022).
Sources
- Cenotaph: https://www.aucklandmuseum.com/war-memorial/online-cenotaph/record/...
- New Zealand and World War One Roll of Honour: http://freepages.rootsweb.com/~sooty/genealogy/nzefrohP.html / Ref 14.4.2021
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Spr. Charles Walter Potts's Timeline
| 1879 |
November 29, 1879
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Carterton, Wellington, North Island, New Zealand
Birth Registration Number: (reg. 1880/1267). Confirms date as 29/11/1879. |
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| 1916 |
September 17, 1916
Age 36
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Montauban-de-Picardie, Departement de la Somme, Picardie, France
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September 17, 1916
Age 36
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Warlencourt British Cemetery, [VIII. J. 50.], Warlencourt-Eaucourt, Departement du Pas-de-Calais, Nord-Pas-de-Calais, France
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