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Record #23456

Name :: : James McConning POTTS (1896 - 1918)
aka : LIEUTENANT POTTS, POTTER,
Father: :
Mother: :

BMD and other details

Date of Birth: : 2 Aug 1896
Marriage (1): :
Marriage (2): :
Date of Death: : 8 Aug 1918 Notes : Killed in Action

Abode (1) : Place of BirthEngland, Lancashire, Manchester

Abode (2) : Place of Death / BurialFrance, Somme, Marcelcave

Sailing Information

Date of Arrival: : 12 Apr 1907 (unknown)
Country: :
Ship: : Tunisian
Placement Family: : Juby

Homes / Agencys

Institution (GB): : Wallace
Agency: : MacPherson Homes

NotesThe following records have been discerned for Lieutenant James McConning Potts. His attestation papers were signed under the surname 'Potter'.

Library and Archives Canada
Surname: POTTS
Given Name: James
Age: 11
Sex: M
Ship: Tunisian
Year of Arrival: 1907
Departure Port: Liverpool
Departure Date: 1907-04-04
Arrival Port: Halifax
Arrival Date: 1907-04-12
Party: Rev. Robert Wallace
Destination: Belleville, Ontario
Comments: Party of boys. See also reels T-525 and C-4688
Source: Library and Archives Canada
Reference: RG 76 C1b
Microfilm: T-502
Type of Record: Passenger Lists

1911 Canadian Census records place James Potts as a Servant in the household of Rebecca and John Juby of Hastings, Ontario. James was born Aug 1894 in England and immigrated in 1907.

Attestation papers were signed 22 Sep 1914 in Valcartier, Quebec. James McConning Potts was born 2 Aug 1896 in Birminghm, England. He was a Fireman by trade. His Next of Kin was Mrs M. Potts, his Mother, of Birmingham, England. He had previous military experience for 2 years with the 34 Battalion C.F.A. 5'6" in height with blue eyes and light brown hair. His religion was listed as Wesleyan.

Commonwealth War Graves Registers and Circumstances of Casualty state that he died at Number 5 Casualty Clearing station after being hit by enemy fire at the attack on Marcelcave, Somme, Picardie, France. Next of Kin was Charles H. Potts of 1 Harold Street, Dudley, Pendleton, North Birmingham, England. He was buried in Crouy British Cemetery, Crouy-Saint-Pierre, Somme, Picardie, France. Plot: V. B. 19.

Find A Grave Memorial# 56040353

James POTTS, son of Charles Henry POTTS and Mary LAFFIN, b. 4 August 1895, Hulme, Manchester. Spent time in Chorlton Union Workhouse (probably Styal Cottage Homes) following his mother's death in December 1905. Although he was sent to Canada, his siblings remained in England. Some details on his attestation papers are false, but later corrections on his full service record are accurate.

ContributorsCreated : 2013-12-30 11:58:44 / From original database

Additional Editors : Manchester Rambler

Last Updated : 2015-04-22 22:52:24 / Manchester Rambler

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Surnames starting with: A B C D E F G H I J K L M N O P Q R S T U V W X Y Z 30 Entries

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ID	Name	DOB	Place of birth	Arrivals & Ships	Dest.	Agency	Family links
3004	AARON, Alfred Robert	1899	ENG, LAN, West Derby, Liverpool	Mar 1911 : Sicilian	CAN	Barnardos
3003	AARON, John Richard	1895	ENG, LAN, West Derby, Liverpool	Mar 1911 : Sicilian	CAN	Barnardos
3014	ABBOTT, Adelaide	1872	ENG, LAN, Manchester	Jul 1876 : Sardinian	CAN	MacPherson Homes
3017	ABBOTT, Alexander	1879	ENG, LAN, Blackburn	May 1889 : Polynesian	CAN	Salford Catholic Protection and Rescue Society
3018	ABBOTT, John William	1877	ENG, LAN, Manchester	May 1889 : Polynesian	CAN	Salford Catholic Protection and Rescue Society
3092	ABRAHAMS, Amy	1892	ENG, LAN, Toxteth Park	Mar 1897 : Numidian	CAN	Louisa Birt
3097	ABRAHAMS, Percy	1890	ENG, LAN, Toxteth Park	Mar 1897 : Numidian	CAN	Louisa Birt
3121	ACKERLEY, John	1888	ENG, LAN, Liverpool	May 1900 : Vancouver	CAN	Liverpool Sheltering Home
3122	ACKERLEY, Thomas William	1886	ENG, LAN, Liverpool	May 1900 : Vancouver	CAN	Liverpool Sheltering Home
3163	ADAIR, Millicent	1880	ENG, LAN, Liverpool	Jul 1897 : Parisian	CAN	Louisa Birt
13137	ADAMSON, Arthur	1893	ENG, LAN, Bury	May 1905 : Victorian	CAN	Maria Rye
8819	ADAMSON, John	1891	ENG, LAN, Oldham	May 1905 : Victorian	CAN	Maria Rye
9868	ADAMSON, John	1897	ENG, LAN, Liverpool	Jun 1906 : Victorian	CAN	Louisa Birt
3970	ADDISON, Florence	1893	ENG, LAN, Liverpool	May 1908 : Corsican	CAN	Louisa Birt
12851	ADDISON, Gertrude	1886	ENG, LAN, Manchester	May 1899 : Dominion	CAN	Marchmont Homes (now Barnardos)
9143	ADDY, Albert William H.	1893	ENG, LAN, Liverpool	Feb 1907 : Victorian	CAN	Louisa Birt
17080	ADGEY, Robert Hugh	1885	ENG, LAN, Liverpool	Mar 1902 : Dominion	CAN	Louisa Birt
8820	AINDOW, Albert Edward	1894	ENG, LAN, Formby	Jun 1911 : Virginian	CAN	Sailing Alone
5658	AINSWORTH, Ellen	1895	ENG, LAN, Liverpool	Oct 1906 : Dominion	CAN	Barnardos
5662	AINSWORTH, Mary	1896	ENG, LAN, Liverpool	Oct 1906 : Dominion	CAN	Barnardos
2852	AIRD, Arthur	1895	ENG, LAN	Apr 1911 : Tunisian	CAN	MacPherson Homes
17052	ALDRED, Eric Woodman	1894	ENG, LAN, Manchester	Apr 1910 : Victorian	CAN	MacPherson Homes
7961	ALEXANDER, George	1913	ENG, LAN, Fleetwood	Apr 1930 : Letitia	CAN	Church Army
26974	ALEXANDER, Reginald Gordon	1917	ENG, LAN, West Derby	Jan 1928 : Barrabool	AUS	Fairbridge Homes
5048	ALLAN, Robert	1914	ENG, LAN, Liverpool	Mar 1930 : Duchess of Richmond	CAN	Barnardos
2735	ALLEN, Harry Edward	1898	ENG, LAN	Jul 1908 : Canada	CAN	National Childrens Home
20154	ALLEY, Clara Celia	1894	ENG, LAN, Liverpool	May 1911 : Corsican	CAN	Louisa Birt
20159	ALLEY, Emma	1891	ENG, LAN, Liverpool	May 1911 : Corsican	CAN	Louisa Birt
6312	ALLEY, Henry Herbert	1896	ENG, LAN, Liverpool	May 1910 : Corsican	CAN	Louisa Birt
4706	ALMOND, Elizabeth	1879	ENG, LAN, Newton, Manchester	May 1891 : Oregon	CAN	Boys and Girls Refuge (Manchester)
ID	Name	DOB	Place of birth	Arrivals & Ships	Dest.	Agency	Family links

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Surnames starting with: A B C D E F G H I J K L M N O P Q R S T U V W X Y Z 30 Entries

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