Soldier Factfile

Name:  Trooper James S Potter 2392

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Date of Birth:   1885

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Address:   The Nook, Anstey

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Parents Names: 

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Occupation before the war:   Shoe operator

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Siblings Names:  Edward

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Date Died:   12.10.1917

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Age:   33

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Place of Death:   Battle of Passchendaele

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Place of Burial/Memorial:  Tyne Cot Mem., Zonnebeke, West Vlaanderen, Belgium

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Cause of death:   Killed in action

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Regiment:

Household Battalion

Household Cavalry and Cavalry of the Line

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Medals:

British War Medal

Victory Medal

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Any other information (e.g. Service Record/ appearance etc)

• In 1911 he was boarding with Sarah Bosworth (a widow) and her family at The Nook Anstey
• This was Thomas Bosworth’s step mother and half brothers. (T Bosworth d.27.9.16 at The Somme)
• Enlisted leicester
• Previous H.B, 2392 Trooper