| Regimental number | 30402 |
| Date of birth | |
| Place of birth | Kiamata |
| Religion | Roman Catholic |
| Occupation | Farmer |
| Marital status | Single |
| Age at embarkation | 23 |
| Height | 5' 8" |
| Weight | 146 lbs |
| Next of kin | Father, T Potroz, Kaimata, Taranaki |
| Previous military service | Served in 11th Regiment, Territorial Force; still serving at time of NZEF enlistment. Previously rejected for enlistment on account of injured hip. |
| Enlistment date | |
| Place of enlistment | Trentham |
| Rank on embarkation | Rifleman |
| Unit name | New Zealand Expeditionary Force, New Zealand Rifle Brigade, 4th Battalion, 11th Reinforcements, H Company |
| Embarkation details | Unit embarked from Wellington on board Port Lyttelton on |
| Harbour records indicate that the actual date of sailing was 8 December 1916. | |
| Final rank | Rifleman |
| Final unit | H Company, 4th Battalion, New Zealand Rifle Brigade |
| Fate | Killed in Action |
| Age at death from cemetery records | 24 |
| Place of burial | No known graves |
| Commemoration details | Tyne Cot Memorial (New Zealand Apse, Panel No 7), nr Ieper, Belgium |
| Miscellaneous information from cemetery records | Parents: Thomas and Mary Potroz, Kaimata, Taranaki |
| Other details |
War service: Egypt, Western Front Embarked Wellington, 7 December 1916; disembarked Devonport, England, 18 February 1917, and marched into Sling Camp. Proceeded overseas to France, 23 March 1917; joined 4th Bn, NZ Rifle Brigade, in the field, 25 May 1917. Reported missing, 7-8 June 1917; now,16 June 1917, reported wounded in action; admitted to 77th Field Ambulance, 7 June 1917; transferred to 2nd Australian General Hospital, Wimereux, 10 June 1917; to No 1 convalescent Depot, Boulogne, 22 June 1917; rejoined unit, in the field, 24 August 1917. Killed in action, 12 October 1917. Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal |
| Sources | Nominal Roll Vol. 2: Roll 47, p. 12 Archives New Zealand (Wellington), Agency AABK, Series 18805, File 20802213 |