George Potter

A Shoeing Smith with 98th Battery, George died on 2nd of May 1915 at the age of 48. 

George was born at Knodishall, Suffolk, in 1867, a son of Francis and Elizabeth Potter. In 1871 his family lived Knodishall. In 1881 they were living at Cold Fair Green, Knodishall, and George worked as a blacksmith (as was his father and grandfather).

On 22 July 1894 George married Rose Annie Nunn at Saint Peter's Church, Carlton Colville. George was a labourer and they both lived at Carlton Colville. In 1901 they lived at Snape Road, Leiston, and George was a horseman on a farm. In 1906 George, and his son Oscar George, lived at Walberswick, and in 1911 George and Oscar were living with George's sister, and family, at 36 Paradise Place, Leiston. By 1914 they were living at Lowestoft, possibly with George's sister, Mahala Read, who lived at 2 Wellington Cottages, Clapham Road, Lowestoft. Mahala was Oscar's guardian.

George volunteered and joined the Army. He joined the Royal Field Artillery and was enlisted at Woolwich. He arrived in France on 22 April 1915 and served with 98th Battery. George died of wounds at a military hospital in Boulogne. 

George's nephew, James Read, was killed at Kut-al-Amarah in 1915 whilst serving with the Norfolk Regiment.