POTTER, Mervyn (Mervan Cecil)
| Service Number: | QX43721 |
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| Enlisted: | 19 December 1941, Inglewood, Queensland |
| Last Rank: | Private |
| Last Unit: | 2nd/10th Infantry Battalion |
| Born: | Yelarbon, Queensland, 19 February 1927 |
| Home Town: | Warwick, Southern Downs, Queensland |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Dairy farmer |
| Died: | Natural causes (heart failure), Warwick, Queensland, 21 September 2008, aged 81 years |
| Cemetery: |
Eden Gardens Cemetery, Warwick, Qld |
| Memorials: |
World War 2 Service
| 19 Dec 1941: | Enlisted Private, QX43721, Inglewood, Queensland | |
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| 28 Oct 1944: | Discharged Private, QX43721, 2nd/10th Infantry Battalion |
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Carol Potter
Although listed as Mervyn Cecil Potter, it was when he sent for his birth certificate he found his name was actually spelt Mervan, not Mervyn the commonly known way of spelling. All his life though he was named Chick as he was the youngest son of 11 children to Thomas and Alice Potter.
His birthdate was the 19th February 1927 not 18th February 1923 but he lied about his age so he could enlist with his older brothers (still aged just 14 years). His Father also tried unsuccessfully to enlist.
When he returned home 3 years later he had still not reached the allowable age of enlistement. Mervan died in 2008 after a life as a dairy farmer, husband, father and grandfather. He was 81 and my father-in-law.
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