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POTTER, Brian Lord
Personal Details
| Service Numbers: | S26996, SX32572 |
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| Enlisted: | 25 February 1941, Wayville, South Australia |
| Last Rank: | Private |
| Last Unit: | Reception / Reinforcements / Personnel Depots |
| Born: | Adelaide, South Australia, 15 September 1918 |
| Home Town: | Adelaide, South Australia |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Salesman |
| Died: | Natural causes, Semaphore Park, South Australia, 24 March 2009, aged 90 years |
| Cemetery: |
West Terrace Cemetery (General) Interred with Albert Edward Clendinnen (Father-in-law), Effie Adelaide Ellis (Mother-in-law), and Lorna Effie Clendinnen (Wife). |
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Service History
World War 2 Service
| 25 Feb 1941: | Enlisted Private, S26996, Wayville, South Australia | |
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| 25 Feb 1941: | Transferred Australian Army (Post WW2), Darwin Overland Maintenance Force | |
| 6 Aug 1943: | Involvement Private, SX32572, Mataranka, NT | |
| 6 Aug 1943: | Enlisted Australian Military Forces (WW2) , Private, SX32572 | |
| 8 Nov 1945: | Discharged Driver, SX32572, Reception / Reinforcements / Personnel Depots | |
| 8 Nov 1945: | Discharged Australian Military Forces (WW2) , Private, SX32572 |
Personal Stories
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Thomas More College
Potter was born 15 September 1918, in Adelaide. He worked as a shop assistant before the war and made the decision to take part within the military, enlisted at the age of 18 and 8 months. He was married and wife was called Lorna Effie and they lived at Frewville. He served with the voluntary militia from 25th May 1938before enlisting with the 2nd AIf on the 6 August 1943, at Frewville.
He served in South Australia, Northern Territory and Queensland. He was discharged on 8 November 1945.
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