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CHARLES HENRY POTTLE

Died : 27 Jul 1916
Rank : Private
Service no at death: 8954
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Surname: POTTLE
Forename: CHARLES HENRY
Initials: C H
Date of Birth 1891
Place of BirthWimborne
Place of Birth Source1911 Census
Address 1911 Census shows him at Alma Barracks, Catterick, with1st Battalion,Dorset Regiment.
Schools attended
Employment / tradeGardener before joining up.
Place of workArmy
Family (parents and grandparents)Son of Robert and Eliza Pottle, of 27 Leigh Rd, Wimborne in 1911 Census. Later at 331 King St, Hammersmith.
Spouse Name No record of any marriage.
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Date of attestation -
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Naval vessels served
Decorations and awards
Other service detailsAlready serving in 3rd Dorset Regiment before Attestation. Later 2nd Dorsetshire Regiment.
Other rankPrivate
Other service no8954
Service facts
Age at death25
Date of death 27 Jul 1916
Regiment at deathDorsetshire Regiment
Battalion at death2nd Bn.
Rank at deathPrivate
Circumstances of deathPossibly taken prisoner by the Turks. (Wimborne Minster Parish Magazine, July 1916).
Service no at death8954
Field of action at deathIraq
Place of deathNear Baghdad
Location of graveBaghdad(North Gate) War Cemetery
PositionXXI F 23
Other memorialsSt. John’s Church, Wimborne. Town Memorial at Wimborne Minster & plaque within Minster.
Newspaper Reference None found.