Dvr. John Edward Potter . British Army 4th Field Squadron Royal Engineers from Birmingham  Jack Potter joined up in July 1940, after the fall of France.
He was sent to Egypt, completing his basic training while on board ship.
He was posted to the 4th Field Squadron, Royal Engineers.
Jack served against the Italians in the Western Desert in 1940, then Rommel and the Afrika Korps.
He was then detached to the Australians and sent to Greece, in 1941. The evacuation from Greece saw him twice sunk in Piraeus harbour aboard Navy ships, before escaping on a liner commandeered by the Australian Army in Alexandria. Back to the desert war, and the battle of El Alamein, the capture of Tunis, and the surrender of the Afrika Korps in 1943.
Next was the invasion of Sicily, followed by the invasion of Italy, and the slow pushing back of the Germans to Monte Cassino. After taking part in the opening stages of this battle, his unit was transferred back to the UK for a refit prior to D-Day.
He saw action on D-Day, in the battles for Normandy, the invasion of Holland, Arnhem, and finally the invasion of Germany, before de-mob in Feb 1946.
Not one home leave during his entire service!
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LAW Potter . British Army 4th Battalion Royal Tank Regiment LAW Potter served with the 4th Battalion Royal Tank Regiment British Army. I have his unissued dogtags, made in preparation for deployment to the Far East and would love to get them home to his family. I am happy to cover all costs. If you are a family member or can put me in touch with them please get in touch. Update: The Wartime Memories Project is no longer in contact with Dan , his website, facebook page and email have all ceased to function. But if you can add any details about the person listed, please use the add to record link below.
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Miriam Potter . Women's Land Army My grandma served in the Women's Land Army. Her name was Miriam Potter and she joined the WLA in Leicester. The only other information is that she was based in somewhere in Wales. Does anyone remember her?
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PG Potter . British Army PG Potter served with the British Army. I have his unissued dogtags, made in preparation for deployment to the Far East and would love to get them home to his family. I am happy to cover all costs. If you are a family member or can put me in touch with them please get in touch. Update: The Wartime Memories Project is no longer in contact with Dan , his website, facebook page and email have all ceased to function. But if you can add any details about the person listed, please use the add to record link below.
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R Potter . British Army Royal Armoured Corps R Potter served with the Royal Armoured Corps British Army. I have his unissued dogtags, made in preparation for deployment to the Far East and would love to get them home to his family. I am happy to cover all costs. If you are a family member or can put me in touch with them please get in touch. Update: The Wartime Memories Project is no longer in contact with Dan , his website, facebook page and email have all ceased to function. But if you can add any details about the person listed, please use the add to record link below.
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Chap. Ronald Chesterton Potter . Indian Ecclesiastical Establishment attd. 4 Field Regt. Royal Artillery from Victoria, Australia (d.24th July 1944) The Rev. Potter was the son of Mr. and Mrs. Ernest W. Potter, of Surrey Hills, Victoria, Australia.
He was 30 years old when he died and is buried in the Kulpotak Baptist Mission Burial Ground in Bangladish.
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SH Potter . British Army SH Potter served with the British Army. I have his unissued dogtags, made in preparation for deployment to the Far East and would love to get them home to his family. I am happy to cover all costs. If you are a family member or can put me in touch with them please get in touch. Update: The Wartime Memories Project is no longer in contact with Dan , his website, facebook page and email have all ceased to function. But if you can add any details about the person listed, please use the add to record link below.
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Walter Henry Potter . Bevin Boy from Pagett Road Birmingham
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Sgt. Martin Potters . Who remembers my father Sgt. Martin Potters? He was a POW from 1943 to June 1945. Does there exist any photograph of Stalag 4b2?
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Arthur Edward Potterton . Army Ambulance Driver RASC from The Stores, Lapworth, Warwickshire I'm preparing the war diary of Arthur Potterton, an ambulance driver with the RASC, into booklet form for his son and daughter. He was enlisted at Thorpe Barracks Birmingham October 1939, was captured at Steenvorde May 1940 and transferred to various POW camps in Poland near Danzig (Gdanske) also working on various farms nr Marienburg. January 1945 he was on the long walk (800Km) from Marienburg/Willenburgh until they were picked up by 104th Division 1st Army (American) April 26th 1945. I would much appreciate any info you can give me, especially his service number, his family have very little info on their father except the diary notes, a photo of him in uniform taken on enlistment and a group photo taken at Stalag XXb.603 in 1944. I have very roughly worked out the route of the 'WALK' but any more detail would be appreciated
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Cpl. David Pottinger . British Army 1st Battalion Oxford and Bucks (d.22nd May 1940)
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Pte. H. V. Potton . British Army Pioneer Corps (d.17th Jun 1940) Pte. H V Potton of the Pioneer Corps lost his life in the sinking of the Lancastria.
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Sig. James William Potton . British Army Royal Corp of Signals from Neville Street, Durham (d.21st Sep 1944) James Potton is a distant relative of mine (3rd cousin) whom I have recently discovered was in the Royal Signals and died in 1944.
I am in touch with his niece who says she thinks he was a POW and died on a prison ship sunk by the US Navy. He is listed on the Memorial in Durham Town Hall.
He married sometime in the forties whilst serving in Singapore, a lady called Josephine Maria (Surname unknown but of Chinese origin?) who later visited Durham, England in Nov 1945 and then returned to Shanghai in Sep 1946 to be unheard of since (rumour has it she married in the Netherlands?).
I would dearly love to know any information about James, his service record, attestation, training, postings, marriage (?) and his death.
Thanking you in advance
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Ellen Potts . Civilian (d.2nd Jul 1940) Ellen Potts died aged 4 in an air raid at Harold Street, Jarrow. She was born in Jarrow in 1936, daughter of William and Mary Ellen Potts (nee Weightman) of 15 Gray Street. She is buried in Jarrow Cemetery
and is commemorated on the WW2 Roll of Honour Plaque in the entrance of Jarrow Town Hall.
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Ernest Marland Potts . Royal Air Force My Dad, Ernest Potts was in the RAF during WWII. He was a navigator, and was shot down twice, once over Italy and he returned home months later with the help of the Italian underground. He joined up in 1941 when he was old enough. Does anyone know any more details of his time in the RAF?
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ES Potts . British Army ES Potts served with the British Army. I have his unissued dogtags, made in preparation for deployment to the Far East and would love to get them home to his family. I am happy to cover all costs. If you are a family member or can put me in touch with them please get in touch. Update: The Wartime Memories Project is no longer in contact with Dan , his website, facebook page and email have all ceased to function. But if you can add any details about the person listed, please use the add to record link below.
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Sgt. F. Potts . 102 Squadron
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LF Potts . British Army LF Potts served with the British Army. I have his unissued dogtags, made in preparation for deployment to the Far East and would love to get them home to his family. I am happy to cover all costs. If you are a family member or can put me in touch with them please get in touch. Update: The Wartime Memories Project is no longer in contact with Dan , his website, facebook page and email have all ceased to function. But if you can add any details about the person listed, please use the add to record link below.
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F/O R. H. Potts . Royal Air Force RAF Upper Heywood F/O R.H. Potts was stationed at Upper Heyford during 1943.
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Pte. Robert Potts . British Army Durham Light Infantry
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Sgt. William Potts . British Army East Yorkshire Yeomanry from Hull My grandad, Bill Potts served from 1939 to 1946 first in the RAC East Yorkshire Yeomanry and then the Green Howards before moving back to the East Yorkshires. I’m trying to find any stories or memories of him.
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S. Poulin . Royal Canadian Air Force 419 Sqd.
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E.O. Benjamin John Poulter MBE.. Royal Navy Volunteer Reserve HMS Pink from Cambridge Benjamin Poulter was an Engineer Officer on board when HMS Pink was torpedoed during the D Day landings.
He received his MBE for his exceptional service in the recovery of the ship following the damage incurred. He also served in HMS Borage.
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Leonard Poulter . British Army Royal Engineers I am looking for anyone who has family who may have known my grandad. His name was Leonard Poulter (may have been known as Poulton). He served in the Royal Engineers in WW2 in the African/Egyptian desert. Does anyone remember him?
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Joan Poultney . Land Army
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Sgt. C. J. Poulton . RAF 101 Sqd. (d.3rd Nov 1943) Sgt C.J.Poulton died when Lancaster LM635 SR-H was shot down on the 3rd of Nov 1943, flying from Ludford Magna en-route to Dusseldoft was shot down. He is buried in the Rheinberg War cemetery.
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Sigmn. Charles Bertram Poulton . British Army Royal Signals from Salisbury Charles Poulton served from 3rd September 1939 to 29th May 1946 as a dispatch rider and linesman for the Royal Signals under the 8th Army seeing service in North Africa, Italy and Greece.
His service record is exemplary. Charles died on 5th January 2005 in his home town. I came across a service photo of him with 'blood and guts' written in top right corner.
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Flt.Sgt. Ernest Edward Clifford "Nobby" Poulton . Royal Air Force 189 Squadron from Tooting My father, Ernest Poulton, was mid upper gunner on Lancaster aircraft CA-T attached to 189 Squadron at Fulbeck in 1944. He flew on 14 missions to France, Germany and Poland. He finished the war in Eqypt, being part of Operation Tiger which was going to attack Japan prior to the A bomb being dropped by the Americans. He told me that his aircraft was the only one in the squadron that was never replaced and it survived the war. The tail gunner was called Victor Parsons another Englishman, the pilot came from Hong Kong and the engineer, who was an Australian, was called Aub. All survived the war uninjured.
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Sgt. Henry Watkin Pound . Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve 166 Sqdn. from Caernarvon, Wales (d.10th April 1944) Sergeant (Air Gunner) Pound was the Son of Edward Craggs Pound and Sarah Pound, of Caernarvon.
He was 19 when he was killed and is buried in Grave E. 3. 17 West in the Kalundborg General Cemetery in Denmark.
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