| Surname: | Potter |
| Initials: | J |
| Rank: | Lance Corporal |
| Army Number: | P/1862 |
| Notes: | MMP. Awarded the Victory and War Medals. First served abroad (1) France, 4/3/16. Extract from the Derbyshire Times 17 July 1915. CHESTERFIELD - Enlisted at Chesterfield Drill Hall by Captain W A K Nicholson, Recruiting Officer for the Regular Army:- Potter Jos. Chesterfield, MMP, Fernihough J J, Chesterfield MMP, Wilson Geo. Chesterfield, MMP. Extract from the Sheffield Telegraph 2 July 1915. POLICE JOIN THE ARMY. Five more members of the Derbyshire Constabulary from the Chesterfield Division to-day joined the Army. They are Constables Potter (Whittington Moor.), Fenihough (Old Whittington), and George Wilson (New Whittington who have all enlisted in the Military Mounted Police. |