CHARLES HENRY POTTLE
- Died: 27 Jul 1916
- Rank: Private
- Service no at death: 8954
- Died: 27 Jul 1916
- Rank: Private
- Service no at death: 8954
Personal
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- Surname: POTTLE
- Forename: CHARLES HENRY
- Initials: C H
- Date of Birth: 1891
- Place of Birth: Wimborne
- Place of Birth Source: 1911 Census
- Address: 1911 Census shows him at Alma Barracks, Catterick, with1st Battalion,Dorset Regiment.
- Schools attended:
- Employment / trade: Gardener before joining up.
- Place of work: Army
- 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.
- Notes:
Military
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- Regiment at call-up:
- Regiment at discharge:
- Rank at call-up:
- Service no at call-up:
- Date of attestation:
- Date of call-up:
- Area reported to:
- Source: 1911 Census
- Naval vessels served:
- Decorations and awards:
- Other service details: Already serving in 3rd Dorset Regiment before Attestation. Later 2nd Dorsetshire Regiment.
- Other rank: Private
- Other service no: 8954
- Service facts:
Death and Memorial
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- Age at death: 25
- Date of death: 27 Jul 1916
- Regiment at death: Dorsetshire Regiment
- Battalion at death: 2nd Bn.
- Rank at death: Private
- Circumstances of death: Possibly taken prisoner by the Turks. (Wimborne Minster Parish Magazine, July 1916).
- Service no at death: 8954
- Field of action at death: Iraq
- Place of death: Near Baghdad
- Location of grave: Baghdad(North Gate) War Cemetery
- Position: XXI F 23
- Other memorials: St. John’s Church, Wimborne. Town Memorial at Wimborne Minster & plaque within Minster.
- Newspaper Reference : None found.