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Record #21532
Name :
: Williiam Gordon POTTS (1914 - 1961)


Father
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Mother
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BMD and other details
Date of Birth
: 13 Jun 1914   Notes : Source: WWII record

Marriage (1)
: 1946   Spouse/Notes : Pauline Mary FITZPATRICK (Burwood NSW, reg 31349)
Marriage (2)
:

Date of Death
: 1961   Notes : Source: NSW BDM (Burwood, reg 35863)
Abode (1) : Place of BirthEngland, Durham, Sunderland

Sep qtr, 10a 1596, mmn BROWN (FreeBMD)
Abode (2) : Place of Death / BurialAustralia, New South Wales
Sailing Information
Date of Arrival
: Jun 1929
Country
: Australia

Ship
: Berrima

Placement Family
:
Homes / Agencys
Institution (GB)
:

Agency
: Barnardos
NotesOn April 26 1929, William G Potts, 14, departed for Australia on board the Berrima, address given as Dr Barnardo's Homes, Stepney Causeway, W E 1, arriving in Sydney NSW in June 1929.

WWII enlistment (NAA RecordSearch):
POTTS WILLIAM GORDON : Service Number - NX5444 : Date of birth - 13 Jun 1914 : Place of birth - SUNDERLAND ENG : Place of enlistment - GRENFELL NSW : Next of Kin - Unknown 
ContributorsCreated : 2013-01-13 09:26:16 / From original database

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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  11 Entries        
IDNameDOBPlace of birthArrivals & ShipsDest.AgencyFamily links
26098 POTTS, A W1886ENG,     Mar 1903 : Canada CAN Barnardos  
15697 POTTS, Cyril1910ENG,     Apr 1924 : Scythia CAN Dakeyne Boys Farm  
21009 POTTS, E.1881ENG,     Apr 1898 : Labrador CAN Barnardos  
12394 POTTS, Edward1894ENG,     Mar 1903 : Canada CAN Barnardos  
9929 POTTS, Emily 1891ENG, LDN, London 1903 : - Unknown - CAN Barnardos  
23279 POTTS, Grace1897ENG,     Mar 1910 : Tunisian CAN Barnardos  
18855 POTTS, Henry1888ENG,     Sep 1899 : Arawa CAN Barnardos  
23456 POTTS, James McConning1896ENG, LAN, Manchester Apr 1907 : Tunisian  MacPherson Homes Manchester Rambler  
15809 POTTS, Mary1871ENG,     Sep 1884 : Sarmatian CAN Liverpool Catholic Childrens Protective Society (now Nugent Care)  
15913 POTTS, William1875ENG,     Sep 1884 : Sarmatian CAN Liverpool Catholic Childrens Protective Society (now Nugent Care)  
21532 POTTS, Williiam Gordon1914ENG, DUR, Sunderland Jun 1929 : Berrima AUS Barnardos