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POTTS, Frederick Thomas
Personal Details
| Service Number: | VX10589 |
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| Enlisted: | 4 March 1940 |
| Last Rank: | Staff Sergeant |
| Last Unit: | Headquarters (2nd AIF) |
| Born: | Port Melbourne, Victoria, Australia, 10 May 1904 |
| Home Town: | Port Melbourne, Port Phillip, Victoria |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Journalist |
| Died: | Natural Causes , 28 December 1953, aged 49 years, place of death not yet discovered |
| Cemetery: |
Williamstown (General) Cemetery, Victoria, Australia |
| Memorials: |
Service History
World War 2 Service
| 4 Mar 1940: | Enlisted Australian Military Forces (WW2) , Staff Sergeant, VX10589 | |
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| 13 May 1940: | Transferred Australian Military Forces (WW2) , Private, Australian Corps Headquarters, Transferred to Australian Army Corps Headquarters Caulfield Victoria for duty; ex Recruit/ Reception Depot Coventry Street South Melbourne | |
| 25 May 1940: | Embarked Australian Military Forces (WW2) , Private, VX10589, Australian Corps Headquarters, Embarked 3MD for 5 MD Western Command, then onward staging to Middle East / Gaza on 13th October 1940. | |
| 9 Dec 1940: | Promoted Australian Military Forces (WW2) , Corporal, Australian Corps Headquarters | |
| 9 Jul 1941: | Promoted Australian Military Forces (WW2) , Sergeant, Headquarters (2nd AIF), Promoted and posted to HQ AIF ME for duty | |
| 20 Oct 1941: | Promoted Australian Military Forces (WW2) , Staff Sergeant, Headquarters (2nd AIF) | |
| 24 Mar 1942: | Embarked Australian Military Forces (WW2) , Staff Sergeant, VX10589, Headquarters (2nd AIF), RTA 4 MD with Unit/ Military Records Section 2nd AIF. | |
| 4 Jun 1942: | Transferred Australian Military Forces (WW2) , Staff Sergeant, Advanced Land Headquarters, Posted to Director Public Relations ex Land Headquarters Victoria | |
| 29 Mar 1943: | Involvement Australian Military Forces (WW2) , Staff Sergeant, VX10589, Headquarters (2nd AIF), Homeland Defence - Militia and non deployed forces, Medical Board recommend Discharge Anxiety and Hypertension. | |
| 2 May 1943: | Discharged Australian Military Forces (WW2) , Staff Sergeant, VX10589 |
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Awarded 1939-45 Star, Africa Star, Defence Medal, War Medal & ASM 1939-45.