James Gordon Potts

1891 - 1916  (24 years)

• Name	James Gordon Potts
  Born	2 Dec 1891	Newcastle Under Lyme, Staffordshire, England   [1]
  Gender	Male
  FindAGrave	https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/12325592
  Military	1914	WW1   [2]
  	WW1, Private, 34th Battalion C.E.F. / 60th Battalion
  Military	1914	WW1   [1]
  	WW1, Service #602075
  Residence	, England   [2]
  Residence	Galt (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [2]
  Residence	Newcastle Under Lyme, Staffordshire, England   [1]
  Residence	181 St. Andrew's St., Cambridge, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [1]
  Eby ID Number	Waterloo-169147
  Died	19 Aug 1916
  Buried	Railway Dugouts Burial Ground Transport Farm, Zillebeke, Arrondissement Ieper, West Flanders, Belgium
  Person ID	I169147	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

  
  

• Photos

  Potts-JamesGordon-001-WW1.JPG

  
  

• Notes

  Potts, James Gordon. Private. Enlisted with 34th Battalion C.E.F. on January 19, 1915 and transferred to 60th Battalion. Anglican. Born at Newcastle, Staffordshire, England educated at Stoke-on-Trent, Staffordshire, England Single. He was killed in action August 19, 1916. His mother lives at 177 St. Andrews St.. Galt, Ontario. Harry Mills, 183 St. Andrews St., Galt, Ontario. Kitchener Public Library WW1 cards

  
  

• Sources

  [S157] Military - Canada - World War I - Attestation papers. [S2231] Military - Kitchener Public Library - Soldier Information Card Collection - World War One.

  
  

• Event Map

  Born - 2 Dec 1891 - Newcastle Under Lyme, Staffordshire, England Residence - - , England Residence - - Galt (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Residence - - Newcastle Under Lyme, Staffordshire, England  = Link to Google Earth