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Potts, Frederick William Owen
UK, Soldiers Awards from the London Gazette, 1898-1944
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Full Name
Potts, Frederick William Owen
Date Of Birth
18 Dec 1892
Age
22
Birth Place
Reading, Berkshire, Berkshire
Nationality
British
Resided Place
England
Date
21 Aug 1915
Date Of Death
3 Nov 1943
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Later Lance-Corporal. Served as a Second Lieutenant in the Second World War with the Home Guard.
Rank Name
Private
Service Number
1300
Gazette Date
1915
Gazette Page
9641 (V.C.); Issue: 29312 (V.C.)
Duty Location
Hill 70, Gallipoli
Service
British Army
Regiment
Berkshire Yeomanry
Battalion
1/1st Battalion
Place Of Death
Reading, Berkshire
Conflict Period
World War I
Served For
United Kingdom
award
Victory Medal
award
British War Medals WW1
award
Victoria Cross (VC)
unit
Berkshire Yeomanry
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Publication Title
UK, Soldiers Awards from the London Gazette, 1898-1944
Content Source
London Gazette
Last Updated
Oct 31, 2023
Description
The London Gazette is one of the official journals of record of the British government, and the most important among such official journals in the United Kingdom, in which certain statutory notices are required to be published.
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