POTTS, Alexander Peter
| Service Number: | 402094 |
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| Enlisted: | 26 May 1940, Sydney, NSW |
| Last Rank: | Flying Officer |
| Last Unit: | No. 100 Squadron (RAAF) |
| Born: | Leichhardt, NSW, 6 July 1919 |
| Home Town: | Taree, Greater Taree, New South Wales |
| Schooling: | Broughton Grammar School Newcastle, Taree High School |
| Occupation: | Not yet discovered |
| Died: | Aircraft accident, Goodenough Island, Goodenough Island, D'Entrecasteaux Islands, Papuan Islands, Papua, Papua New Guinea, New Guinea, 5 March 1944, aged 24 years |
| Cemetery: |
Port Moresby (Bomana) War Cemetery, Papua New Guinea A3 E 13, Port Moresby (Bomana) War Cemetery, Bomana, Port Moresby, Papua New Guinea |
| Memorials: | Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Taree Honour Rolls, Taree St John's Anglican Church POTTS Memorial Tablet |
World War 2 Service
| 3 Sep 1939: | Involvement 402094 | |
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| 26 May 1940: | Enlisted Royal Australian Air Force, Flying Officer, 402094, No. 100 Squadron (RAAF), Sydney, NSW |
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Faithe Jones
Son of Frank Forbes Potts and Beatrice Gertrude Potts, of Taree, New South Wales.
Notification has been received of the death of Flying-Officer Peter Potts, son of Mr. P. P. Potts a retired police magistrate, at one time stationed at Newcastle. Flying-Officer Potts, who was captain of a Beaufort bomber, is reported to have lost his life in air operations not far from Australia. He enlisted from Taree, where his Parents are now living. Flying-Officer Potts was born in Sydney and educated at Broughton Grammar School in Newcastle and at Taree High School. He learnt to fly with the Newcastle Aero Club. He was believed to have been one of the youngest instructors in the Commonwealth. He is survived by his parents and two sisters Mrs Latham, wife of the Rector of St. John's, Taree (the Rev. W Latham), and Mrs. Flett, wife of Corporal F. Flett.