Branching Out Together!: The last post.....

The last post does not mean I'm not going to post any thing more, it refers to the numerous family members that have been part of the Army, Air force or Navy during the two world wars and other major conflicts since the second world war. The men and women of the day laid their lives on the line so that we could enjoy the life that my Great grandparents set out to provide. The men listed below were from my Mom's family that participated during WWI. Some returned home and sadly some did not.

From L-R:
Unknown, Unknown, Charles H. Pott (sitting), Edmund Pott, Wilfred J. Mason (sitting).

The Picture to the left is a portrait of two sons of Thomas and Maria Pott and one of their grandson. Ed served overseas from 1914 to 1918 during World War I with the 78 Battalion as a stretcher-bearer. He spoke of Vimy Ridge but otherwise said little of the war years. Both Charles and Wilfred were killed overseas.

In memory of
PRIVATE WILFRED JOHN MASON
who died on September 2, 1918
Military Service:
Service Number: 148599
Age: 21
Force: Army
Unit: Canadian Machine Gun Corps
Division: 4th Bn.
Additional Information: Date of Birth: September 7, 1896
Husband of Elsie M. Mason, of Winshill, Burton-on-Trent, England.
Wilfred was born Sept. 7^th, 1896 the son of Thomas and Elizabeth (Pott) Mason.

Military records indicate that Wilfred died of gunshot wounds to the back and thigh at No. 42 Casualty Clearing Station on September 2, 1918 in the Mingoval France area. He was buried in the Aubigny Communal Cemetery.

Wilfred John Mason Attestation Papers.

Charles Horace Pott Attestation Papers.

Charles Horace Pott died at the No. 3 Australian Casualty Clearing Station

of shrapnel wounds to the head.

Name:	POTT
Initials:	C H
Nationality:	Canadian
Rank:	Private
Regiment/Service:	Canadian Infantry (Manitoba Regiment)
Unit Text:	78th Bn.
Date of Death:	06/11/1917
Service No:	148510
Additional information:	Son of Thomas Pott, of Dominion City, Manitoba.
Casualty Type:	Commonwealth War Dead
Grave/Memorial Reference:	VIII. C. 16.
Cemetery:	NINE ELMS BRITISH CEMETERY

In memory of
PRIVATE CHARLES HORACE POTT
who died on November 6, 1917
Military Service
Service Number: 148510
Force: Army
Unit: Canadian Infantry (Manitoba Regiment)
Division: 78th Bn.
Additional Information: Date of Birth: June 20, 1893
Son of Thomas Pott, of Dominion City, Manitoba.

Edmund Pott Attestation Papers.