Hello. My name is
Martin Potter and I live in Ireland. I am delighted to post to Potter
Profiles about my paternal grandfather, William Potter.
He was a seaman and
settled in the seaside town of Skerries, Co. Dublin, Ireland. He married a
local girl and they had four sons: Breffni, William, Patrick, and Desmond…..
Desmond was my father. William also had one daughter, Rena. There are lots of
my cousins still living in the area. I would love to know more about William’s
life when he was in Liverpool and to hear from any other relatives as I’m sure
that there must be some for many Potters live in the Liverpool area.
William was awarded
medals for saving lives at sea. In 1913 he was involved in saving 59 lives from
the burning ship, Volturno, in the
Atlantic. William was aboard the SS
Devonian which answered the Volturno’s
distress call. William was aboard lifeboat number five.
Here is a link and
pictures of William and his award and medals. Please feel free to publish it!
Martin Potter, email:
kilcorky@yahoo.co.uk
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