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SECOND LIEUTENANT HENRY POTTS, 254TH. TUNNELLING COY., ROYAL ENGINEERS
1914-15 Star (58207 Spr. RE.); British War Medal; Victory Medal 1914-19 (2.Lieut.); Memorial Plaque - Henry Herbert Potts : (HENRY HERBERT POTTS - Born 1888, the fifth son of Thomas James and Margaret Nicholson Potts of 21 Upper Gray Street, Edinburgh. Attended George Heriot's School, Edinburgh between 1898 and 1905, where he played Rugby for the First Fifteen : Served an apprenticeship with Messrs. Geddes, Mining Engineers, Young Street, Edinburgh and was an Associate M.M.I. Scotland.: Enlisted as a Sapper, Royal Engineers in 1914 and entered France from 22 July 1915. Joined Royal Engineers (Tunnelling Section) : In October 1916, he was Granted a Commission as Second Lieutenant and served with 254th. Tunnelling Company in Belgium. Late in July 1917 he was severely wounded in action, gunshot wounds, resulting in compound fractures to both legs, right arm and side from which he died on 31 July 1917 at No.3 Canadian Casualty Clearing Station, Ypres. He was buried at Lijssenthoek Military Cemetery, and was 29 years of age at the time of his death.) : Sold with verification, copy entry taken from "George Heriot's School Roll of Honour 1914-1919" which includes a small portrait photograph of the recipient; CWGC. information; entry taken from No.3 Canadian CCS War Diary, and entry taken from "The Cross Of Sacrifice" : Rare group to a "Tunnelling" Officer casualty EF - £895