Corp. George Cecil Potts

1893 - 1915  (22 years)

• Name	George Cecil Potts
  Prefix	Corp.
  Born	2 Jun 1893	Newcastle Under Lyme, Staffordshire, England   [1, 2]
  Christened	22 Jun 1893	Hartshill, Stafford, England   [1]
  Gender	Male
  FindAGrave	https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/12731605
  Military	WW1
  		Potts,GeorgeCecil-WW1.jpg
  Military	1914	WW1   [2]
  	WW1, 29th Regiment, Service #7067
  Military	1914	WW1   [3]
  	WW1, Corporal, 1st Infantry Battalion
  Misfortune	1915
  	Killed in WW1
  Residence	, England   [3]
  Residence	119 Victoria Ave., Cambridge, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [2]
  Residence	Galt (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [3]
  Residence	Newcastle Under Lyme, Staffordshire, England   [2]
  Eby ID Number	Waterloo-168851
  Died	13 Oct 1915	Wulverghem, , West-Vlaanderen, Belgium
  Buried	Saint Quentin Cabaret Military Cemetery, Comines-Warneton, Arrondissement de Mouscron, Hainaut, Belgium
  Person ID	I168851	Generations
  Last Modified	12 May 2025

  
  

  Father	George Potts,   b. 1840, , England ,   d. Yes, date unknown
  Mother	Mary Greaves Simmons,   b. 6 Nov 1853, , England ,   d. 3 May 1927, Galt (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada  (Age 73 years)
  Family ID	F51854	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Notes

  Galt and Doon Men Enrolled on the Honor List Latest Casualty List Shows Three Men from Galt Among The Killed. One From Doon. Galt, Oct. 26. Three Galt young men and a Doon man who enlisted here were to-day reported killed in action on October 13. One of the men, Corp. Geo. C. Potts, was with the 1st Battalion, and the other three were all members of the 34th Battalion's first special detail company which went to France in August. Corp. George C. Potts, of the 1st Battalion, was 22 years of age, born in Staffordshire, Eng. He had been in Galt three years, and worked at the Getty & Scott shoe factory. He was an expert swimmer and had won a number of medals and other prizes. He recovered the body of a child drowned in the river here a year or so ago. His mother. Mrs. Mary Potts, lives at 181 St. Andrew's street, and she has two other sons serving with the Canadian contingents. James with the 34th Bat-talion and John with the 71st, now at London. Ptes. Archibald Crawford and David Bain, the other two Galt young men, were pals, and had been together continuously since they left Galt with the 34th Battalion, and evidently gave their lives together. Pte. Crawford was the only son of Mr. and Mrs. Daniel Crawford, Elliott street, and was in his 21st. year. He was born in Ayrshire, Scotland, and had been six years in Galt. He was very well known, and had played with the Trinity and Caledonian football teams, and was a member of the Galt Cricket Club. He was also a member of the Central Church choir. Besides his parents, two sisters survive. Pte. Bain was a son of Mr. and Mrs. David Bain, 43 Cedar street, and was in his 23rd year, born in Clackmannanshire, Scotland, and had been in Canada six years, three in Galt. He had been employed at the Goldie & McCulloch works, and played football with the Caledonian team. Besides his parents, three brothers and three sisters survive. The Doon man reported killed is Pte. Albert Foote, who enlisted at Galt, and who had a number of relatives here. He is a brother-in-law of Armory Sergt. Coredeck, of the 29th Regiment. Pte. Foote was also a member of the 34th Battalion special service company. He was 28 years of age, and was born in London Eng., and had been eight years in Canada, all of which he spent in Doon, and previous to enlisting had been employed at the Car and Coach works, Preston. Besides his widow and two children, he is survived by his mother, Mrs. James Foote, John Street, this city, and four sisters in Galt and two brothers, William, with the 5th Montreal Highlanders, now in France and Harold Foote, formerly of Galt, and now in training with the 71st Battalion at London. The Berlin News Record, Thu, Oct 28, 1915 Page 8

  
  

• Sources

  [S1808] z England, Births and Christenings, 1538-1975, ); reference item 6 p 100; FHL microfilm 1,470,997. George Cecil Potts Gender Male Christening Date 22 Jun 1893 Christening Place HARTSHILL(near Stoke upon Trent), STAFFORD, ENGLAND Birth Date 02 Jun 1893 Father's Name George Potts Mother's Name Mary [S157] Military - Canada - World War I - Attestation papers. [S2231] Military - Kitchener Public Library - Soldier Information Card Collection - World War One.

  
  

• Event Map

  Born - 2 Jun 1893 - Newcastle Under Lyme, Staffordshire, England Christened - 22 Jun 1893 - Hartshill, Stafford, England Residence - - , England Residence - - Galt (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Residence - - Newcastle Under Lyme, Staffordshire, England Died - 13 Oct 1915 - Wulverghem, , West-Vlaanderen, Belgium Buried - - Saint Quentin Cabaret Military Cemetery, Comines-Warneton, Arrondissement de Mouscron, Hainaut, Belgium  = Link to Google Earth