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Pte. Edwin Potts
British Army 22nd Battalion Manchester Regiment
from:Moston, North Manchester
My Great Grandfather, Edwin Potts, was married to Mary Alice Hopkinson. The following story is from memories written down by my Great Aunt Ethel Delany, one of Edwin's 7 children. There is nothing about his time in the army, but probably like many returned servicemen, he didn't talk about them, especially to the younger children. Edwin was a cabinet maker & was in partnership with his brother in a small factory. They sold furniture from their shop, where they also sold crockery, gramophones, records, hardware etc.
Unfortunately one year after returning from the War, Edwin accidentally fell off a tram and died a week later. He was 40. Three years later his wife emigrated to New Zealand, where some of Edwin's sisters had already settled. with the 7 children on the ship, Ruahine. They settled in Nelson.
