Frederick William Owen Potts

Private, 1st/1st. Berkshire Yeomanry. (Territorials)

Register No.: 997 (Alf's numbering, from The Register of the Victoria Cross, 1997)
Rank: Private all Privates →
Unit: 1st/1st. Berkshire Yeomanry. (Territorials) all Berkshire Yeomanry VCs →
Date of action: 21 August 1915 on this day → all of 1915 →
Conflict / campaign: First World War
London Gazette: 1st October 1915 on this day → all of 1915 →
Born: 18th December 1892 at Reading, Berkshire
Died: the third and November 1943 at Reading, Berkshire
Memorial / grave: not known

Digest of citation

Private Potts although himself had been severely wounded in the thigh during the attack on Hill 70 on 21st August 1915, under the trenches of the Turks, he remained with Private Andrews, a severely wounded soldier from his own regiment, who was severely wounded, for more than 48 hours, even though he could, himself, have returned to safety. Attaching a shovel to the equipment of Private Andrews, and using it as a sledge, Private Potts dragged him back to the lines: which were over 600 yards away, all that time being fired at by the Turkish troops. He arrived back at the unit's trench at around 9:30pm on 23rd August 1915. More to be added

From Alf Askin's research notes

Reproduced as Alf wrote it, c. 2000–2005. Spelling and abbreviations are his own.

POTTS, Frederick William Owen. (reg No. 997).

Private. 1st/1st. Berkshire Yeomanry. (Territorials).

London Gazetted on 1st October 1915.

Born on 18th December 1892 at Reading, Berkshire.

Died on the third and November 1943 at Reading, Berkshire.

Memorial not known.

Digest of Citation reads: Private Potts although himself had been severely wounded in the thigh during the attack on Hill 70 on 21st August 1915, under the trenches of the Turks, he remained with Private Andrews, a severely wounded soldier from his own regiment, who was severely wounded, for more than 48 hours, even though he could, himself, have returned to safety. Attaching a shovel to the equipment of Private Andrews, and using it as a sledge, Private Potts dragged him back to the lines: which were over 600 yards away, all that time being fired at by the Turkish troops. He arrived back at the unit's trench at around 9:30pm on 23rd August 1915. More to be added.

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