POTTER, Frederick

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Rank: 
Marine
Unit/Base: 
48RM Commando
Regiment/Corps: 
Royal Marines
Service: 
Royal Navy
Number: 
PLY/X 107809
Born: 
Thursday, April 19, 1923
Birthplace: 
Hull, Yorkshire
Died : 
Wednesday, November 8, 1944
Killed in action or died of wounds
Age: 
21
Cemetery/Memorial: 
Bergen op Zoom War Cemetery, The Netherlands
Operations: 
'Walcheren - Operation Infatuate'
Local Roll of Honour: 
Walcheren ROH

Marine Frederick Potter died during operations at Holland. He was part of a patrol travelling in a convoy of 4 amphibious Buffaloes sent to Veere on the North East of Walcheren Island.

Sources
CWGC.
Registers of Reports of Deaths - Naval Ratings / National Archives file ADM 104/135.
Interviews with Mnes. Jack Desmond and Bert Skinner in Ken Ford's book DDay Commando - From Normandy to the Maas with 48RMCommando.
See Linked Content below.

Primary Roll of Honour: 
48RM Cdo. Roll of Honour
Linked content: 
Veere Patrol 8th November 1944
Photo of grave in Gallery: 
Yes
Archive pages : 
48RM Commando

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