Potts, Harry –

Son of Mrs. Potts, of 10, Booth Street, Farnworth, Lancashire. An old boy of Bolton Municipal Secondary School. Enlisted November 1915. Prisoner of war in Germany, captured July 1916, released June 1918 to Schvereningen, Holland.

Personal details

  • Surname: Potts
  • Forename: Harry
  • Date of birth: Not known
  • Birth place: Not known
  • Place of residence: Farnworth, Lancashire
  • Gender: Male
  • Age of death: Not known
  • Place of death: Not known
  • Date of death: Not known
  • Casualty type: Not known

Service details

  • Rank: Corporal
  • Unit: 22nd (7th City) (Service) Battalion.
  • Service number: 20757
  • Regiment: Manchester Regiment
  • Enlistment date: November 14th, 1914 - 1914-11-14
  • Enlistment location: Not known
  • Conflict: WW1

Decorations

  • Service medals: St / V / BW
  • Silver War badge: Not known
  • Awards: Not known

Memorials

  • CWGC Memorial: Not known
  • CWGC reference: Not known

Local newspaper entries

  • Bolton Journal and Guardian entries: 24/12/1914
  • Bolton Journal and Guardian references: 7d
  • Farnworth and Worsley Journal entries: 18/08/1916 06/10/1916 27/10/1916 05/01/1917 10/08/1917 14/12/1917 07/06/1918 18/10/1918

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