Private Albert Edward Potter (23 September 1897 – 4 May 1942) was an English professional footballer who played in the

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for Exeter City and Wigan Borough as a

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Personal life

Potter served as a

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in the Devonshire Regiment during the First World War and saw action on the

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(where he was wounded) and in the Siege of Kut in Mesopotamia. He served as an

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during the Second World War and was killed during the

Exeter Blitz The term Exeter Blitz refers to the air raids by the German ''Luftwaffe'' on the British city of Exeter, Devon, during the Second World War. The city was bombed in April and May 1942 as part of the so-called "Baedeker raids", in which targets w ...

in May 1942. Potter was buried in All Saints Cemetery, Whipton,

Exeter Exeter () is a city in Devon, South West England. It is situated on the River Exe, approximately northeast of Plymouth and southwest of Bristol. In Roman Britain, Exeter was established as the base of Legio II Augusta under the personal comm ...

References

English men's footballers English Football League players British Army personnel of World War I Men's association football wing halves 1897 births 1942 deaths Men's association football fullbacks Footballers from Exeter Exeter City F.C. players Wigan Borough F.C. players Colwyn Bay F.C. players Devonshire Regiment soldiers Military personnel from Exeter British civilians killed in World War II Deaths by airstrike during World War II Civil Defence Service personnel Burials in Devon {{England-footy-midfielder-1890s-stub