Notts Free Press - In Memoriam - 11th May 1917
POTTER W. H.
W. H. Potter
Private CH/30(S)
Chatham Bn. R.N. Div, Royal Marine Light Infantry
Private W. H. Potter died on Wednesday 5th May 1915, and was remembered on the HELLES MEMORIAL, Turkey.
Private Potter was one of "Kitcheners Marines", who were transferred from the Sherwood Foresters (Notts & Derby Regt) to the RMLI.
"600 RMLI transfers came from 2 regiments - 200 from the Kings Own Yorkshire Light Infantry (KOYLI), and 400 from the Sherwood Foresters. They were predominantly ex-miners and labourers, fit men wanted for their ability to dig trenches and tunnels. The 200 KOYLI recruits were transferred to Plymouth Division RMLI, and were given service numbers PLY/1(S) to PLY/200(S). This was also the case for the Sherwood Foresters, 200 of which were dispatched to Portsmouth where already 30 men were recruited, and so they became PO/31(S) to PO/230(S). 200 remaining Foresters went to Chatham and were numbered CH/1(S) to CH/200(S)."
Notts Free Press - In Memoriam - 11th May 1917
Research by Heather Faulkes
Information on "Kitcheners Marines" kindly supplied by Des Turner
