Mr F. Potts, 88 King Street, has received advice that his eldest son, Lance-Corporal W. R. Potts, died on May 30th. Lance-Corporal Potts left New Zealand with the 26th Reinforcements. -Timaru Herald, 13/6/1918.
IN MEMORIAM.
POTTS. — In loving memory of Lance-Corporal William Robert Potts, eldest son of Mr F. Potts, Timaru, who died from effects of gas on May 30th, 1918, Somewhere in France.
Died of sickness says the cable, That's all the tale they tell,
Of the brave young lad who left us, Of the lad we loved so well.
A lonely grave in a far off land, A grave we may never see,
But while life and memory lasts, We will remember thee.
— Inserted by his father, sisters, and brothers.
POTTS. — In sad but loving memory of my dear boy, Lance-Corporal W. R. Potts, of the 26th Reinforcements, who died in France, May 30th, 1918.
You are gone; dear Will, but not forgotten, And as it dawns another year
In my quiet hours of thinking, Thoughts of you are near.
— Inserted by his loving girl, O. H. Mann. -Timaru Herald, 30/5/1919.
William Potts' Army record states that he died of a heart attack, "condition aggravated by effects of active service," and has no mention of gas. Both the Army and his family may have stated the truth.
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