BORN LOCKINGTON 1899. ELDEST SON OF JOHN THOMAS POTTER (1872-1929) & FRANCES DEIGHTON (1872-1951), OF 12, DERWENT AVENUE, ALFONSO STREET, HULL (WAR PENSION ADDRESS). SON OF A RAILWAY TICKET EXAMINER. HE HAD THREE BROTHERS AND TWO SISTERS.
HE ENLISTED IN HULL. FORMERLY, PRIVATE, 341, EAST YORKSHIRE REGIMENT. TRANSFERRED TO THE 11TH ROYAL SCOTS. HE DIED OF WOUNDS, ON 28/05/1918, AGED 19. HIS ARMY EFFECTS WERE LEFT TO HIS MOTHER, FRANCES.
HIS NAME IS LISTED ON ST MATTHEWS CHURCH, WW1 MEMORIAL, BOULEVARD, HULL.
| Name | Frank Potter |
|---|---|
| Birth Place | Lockington, Beverley, Yorkshire, 1899 |
| Residence | Hull |
| Death Date | 28 May 1918 |
| Death Place | Aubigny Communal Cemetery Extension, Pas de Calais, France |
| Enlistment Place | Hull |
| Rank | Private |
| Regiment | The Royal Scots (Lothian Regiment) |
| Battalion | 11th Battalion |
| Regimental Number | 326128 |
| Type of Casualty | Died of wounds |
| Theatre of War | Western European Theatre |
| Comments | Formerly 341, E. Yorks Regt. |
First name:
FRANK
Regiment:
Military Number:
341/326128
Rank:
Private
Date Died
28/05/1918
Place died:
Aubigny Communal Cemetery Extension, Pas de Calais, France
Age:
19
12, DERWENT AVENUE, ALFONSO STREET, HULL, EAST YORKSHIRE, UK
Place Buried
