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 1883 - 1945 (62 years)
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| Name |
Alfred Richard POTTER |
| Buried |
26 Mar 1645 |
Karrakatta Cemetery, Railway Road, Karrakatta, Western Australia, Australia  [1, 2] |
| Born |
1883 |
Prahran, Victoria, Australia [3] |
| Gender |
Male |
| Obituary |
24 Mar 1945 |
Perth, Western Australia, Australia [1] |
| Daily News |
Tobacconist A. R. Potter Dies
Well known in Perth's tobacco trade, Mr Alfred Richard Potter, of 5 Hill Street, South Perth, died in Perth Hospital early today. He had been ill for some weeks.
Mr Potter was a member of a family widely known in Western Australia, particularly in Northam. He was in business in Perth for many years and was president of the W.A. Retail Tobacco Association. His tobacconist shop was in C.M.L. Buildings, St George's Terrace.
He came from Wangaratta, Victoria, with his parents about 50 years ago and has lived here since, except for four years' war service overseas in the last war. He was with the 28th Battalion, was a member of the South Perth sub-branch of the R.S.L.
At one time he was a leading rifle shot in this State.
He is survived by a widow, two sons, one of whom is with the A.I.F. and the other lately discharged, and a daughter.
Funeral will be on Monday.
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| Find a Grave link |
https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/213663303 |
| Find a Grave |
213663303 |
| Died |
24 Mar 1945 |
Perth, Western Australia, Australia [4, 5, 6, 7] |
- West Australian (Perth, WA : 1879 - 1954), Monday 26 March 1945, page 1
POTTER.-On March 24, 1945, at Perth Hospital, Alfred Richard, loving husband of Josephine, father of Vincent, Walter and Inez, of 5 Hill-street, South Perth.
Rest in peace.
POTTER.-On March 24, 1945, Alfred Richard, dearly loved brother of Bill and brother-in-law of Ida, fond uncle of Bill (RAN), Keith (POW), Mary, Peter, Robert, Elwyn Thomas.
Sadly missed.
POTTER.-On March 24, 1945, Alfred Richard dearly loved brother of Walter.
Treasured memories.
POTTER.-On March 24, 1945, Alfred Richard, dearly loved brother of Bert and brother-in-law of Gwen, uncle of Joe and brother-in-law of Margaret: uncle of Dorothy (AIF. NG). Audrey and Thelma.
Sadly missed.
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| Person ID |
I11138 |
Colston & Wenck families in Australia |
| Last Modified |
31 Oct 2021 |
| Father |
Walter Kemp POTTER, b. 3 Feb 1854, Kings Lynn, Norfork, England , d. 20 Oct 1941, Claremont, Western Australia, Australia (Age 87 years) |
| Mother |
Mary Jane LYNE, b. Abt 1849, England , d. 1 Sep 1943, Claremont, Western Australia, Australia (Age ~ 94 years) |
| Married |
1882 |
Victoria, Australia |
| Family ID |
F6684 |
Group Sheet | Family Chart |
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 | Buried - 26 Mar 1645 - Karrakatta Cemetery, Railway Road, Karrakatta, Western Australia, Australia |
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 | Born - 1883 - Prahran, Victoria, Australia |
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 | Obituary - Daily News - 24 Mar 1945 - Perth, Western Australia, Australia |
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| Died - 24 Mar 1945 - Perth, Western Australia, Australia |
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| Sources |
- [S342] Australian Newspapers, National Library of Australia, 1945 'Tobacconist A.R. Potter Dies', The Daily News (Perth, WA : 1882 - 1950), 24 March, p. 7. (LATE SPORTS), viewed 09 Oct 2021, http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article78759934.
- [S833] Metropolitan Cemeteries Board, (mcb@mcb.wa.gov.au), Alfred Richard POTTER; Date of Death: 24 March 1945; Grave Location: Cemetery: KARRAKATTA CEMETERY; Area or Denomination: ANGLICAN; Section: ZB; Gravesite: 0650.
- [S12] Victoria: Registry of Births Deaths & Marriages, Event: births, Registration number: 4718 / 1883, Family name: POTTER, Given name(s): Alfred Richard, Place of event: PRAH, Australia, Mother's name: Mary Jane, Mother's family name at birth: LYNE, Father's Name: Walter Kemp.
- [S510] Find A Grave, (http://www.findagrave.com), Memorial no. 213663303.
- [S342] Australian Newspapers, National Library of Australia, 1945 'Family Notices', The Daily News (Perth, WA : 1882 - 1950), 24 March, p. 20. (LATE SPORTS), viewed 06 Oct 2021, http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article78759915.
- [S342] Australian Newspapers, National Library of Australia, 1945 'Family Notices', The West Australian (Perth, WA : 1879 - 1954), 26 March, p. 1. , viewed 06 Oct 2021, http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article51734310.
- [S833] Metropolitan Cemeteries Board, (mcb@mcb.wa.gov.au), Alfred Richard POTTER; Date of Death: 24 March 1945.
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