His story
Herbert Robert Potter had served in the South African Campaign. In civilian life he worked as a carriage smith in Bury St. Edmunds, Suffolk.
His parents were Robert Henry and Mary Ann Potter. His wife, Sarah Ann, was recorded at 32 Cullum Road, Bury St. Edmunds. Herbert served as a shoeing smith in an Army Veterinary Corps Mobile Veterinary Section.
He died on 4 May 1915, aged 38, and is buried at Bury St. Edmunds.
Before the war
- Occupation
- Carriage Smith
- Residence recorded
- Bury St. Edmunds
- Family
- CWGC particulars: Son of Robert Henry and Mary Ann Potter; husband of Sarah Ann Potter, of 32, Cullum Rd., Bury St. Edmunds. Served in the South African Campaign.
Military service
- Rank recorded
- Shoeing Smith
- Service number
- 23
- Corps or service
- British Army Veterinary Corps
- Unit
- Mobile Veterinary Section
Death and burial
- Date of death
- 4 May 1915
- Age
- 38
- Place of death
- United Kingdom
- Recorded cause
- Suicide
- Cemetery or memorial
- Bury St. Edmunds
- Grave reference
- 38\. 113A.
Connected men
- Charles BALDWINAlso buried at Bury St. Edmunds
Sources and further reading
- CWGC casualty and commemoration record
- Research record number: 26
Cite this biography
Graham Hodgkins and Pete Matthews, “Herbert Robert Potter”, Veterinary Virtual War Memorial, https://vetsremembered.org/people/potter-herbert-robert-23/.
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