Great War Dundee
This is Dundee's story of those that served in the First World War, and of the people left at home
Hector Potter
Military Information
- Date of enlistment:
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- Service no: 200836 or 3637
- Rank: Lance Corporal
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- Regiment/Service: Black Watch
- Unit/Ship: 7th Battalion
Personal Information
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- Address: 29 Lorne St, Lochee, Dundee
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More about Hector Potter
Hector Potter Black Watch
WAR-SCARRED LOCHEE SOLDIER.
Mrs Potter, 29 Lorne Street, Lochee, has been informed that her son, Lance-Corporal Hector Potter, Black Watch, has been wounded. This is the third occasion on which Lance-Corporal Potter has been wounded. He was gassed some time ago. He has been almost three years at the front. Before joining the army he was employed in the building of the new City Hall, Dundee. He is twenty years of age.
Dundee Courier 24th November 1917
Information and image kindly supplied by Michael Caldwell
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