John Potter
In 1911 he was a picker (writing)
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John Potter (junior) was born in 1897 at Nottingham, he was the son of John Wardley Potter (senior) a steel polisher, and Charlotte Ann Potter néé Truman and the brother of Harold, Lucy, Claud and George Potter of 15 Trinity Ave, Lenton, Nottingham
His father John Potter (senior) was born in 1865 at Nottingham, his mother Charlotte Ann Truman was born in 1869 at Nottingham, they were married on 18th September 1886 at Christ Church, Radford, they went on to have 6 children,sadly 1 was to die in infancy or early childhood.
In 1911 they lived at 13 Garfield Road, Radford, John 44 yrs a steel polisher, he is living with his wife Charlotte 42 yrs a lace mender, they are living with their children, Harold 27 yrs an engineers labourer, Lucy 17 yrs a lace mender, John 14yrs a pricker writing, Claud 11 yrs a schaolr and Gerge 8 yrs a scholar.
They later lived at 64 Trafalgar Street Radford Nottingham
Private John Potter enlisted at Nottingham, he served with the 16th battalion Sherwood Foresters Regiment, he was killed in action on 9th October 1916 he is buried at Connaught Cemetery Grave Reference: X D 9
Id confirmed by Soldiers' Effects Register (parents' names)
additional research and information Peter Gillings
John Potter
Commonwealth War Graves Commission headstone marking his grave at Connaught Cemetery, Thiepval courtesy Murray Biddle