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Trooper Fred Potts (1892–1943), VC, Memorial
Trooper Fred Potts (1892–1943), VC, Memorial
Trooper Fred Potts (1892–1943), VC, Memorial
Trooper Fred Potts (1892–1943), VC, Memorial
Trooper Fred Potts (1892–1943), VC, Memorial
Trooper Fred Potts (1892–1943), VC, Memorial
Trooper Fred Potts (1892–1943), VC, Memorial
Trooper Fred Potts (1892–1943), VC, Memorial
Trooper Fred Potts (1892–1943), VC, Memorial
Trooper Fred Potts (1892–1943), VC, Memorial
Trooper Fred Potts (1892–1943), VC, Memorial
Trooper Fred Potts (1892–1943), VC, Memorial
Trooper Fred Potts (1892–1943), VC, Memorial
Trooper Fred Potts (1892–1943), VC, Memorial
Trooper Fred Potts (1892–1943), VC, Memorial
Trooper Fred Potts (1892–1943), VC, Memorial

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A sculpture of Potts rescuing his friend under fire in the First World War. Both injured, Potts refused to leave his comrade and used a discarded shovel to drag Trooper Andrews for three hours to safety.
Title

Trooper Fred Potts (1892–1943), VC, Memorial

Date

2015

Medium

bronze

Accession number

RG1_ML_S264

Acquisition method

the Trooper Potts Memorial Trust commissioned and fundraised for the memorial

Work type

Monument

Custodian

Reading Borough Council

Work status

extant

Unveiling date

4th October 2015

Access

at all times

Signature/marks description

signed: Tom Murphy 2015; stamped by Morris Singer

Inscription description

on plinth to front: TROOPER FREDERICK WILLIAM OWEN POTTS VC / GALLIPOLI AUGUST 21-23 1915

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Located at

The Forbury, Reading

RG1 3BB

Set on a pavement beside a small park, opposite the court.