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Flying Officer Peter Potts Memorial Tablet

Flying Officer Peter Potts Memorial Tablet
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Taree St John's Church Peter Potts Memorial Tablet
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This white marble memorial tablet is dedicated to Alexander Peter Potts of the Royal Australian Air Force (R.A.A.F.), who fell in the Second World War. It is inscribed in black, with a small gold cross at the top. 

The Northern Champion, 24 January 1945, reported the tablet was unveiled and dedicated by the Rector Reverend Walter Latham at a special service on 23 December 1944.

Potts was born in Leichhardt, NSW, on 6 July 1919 and enlisted in the R.A.A.F. on 26 May 1940 in Sydney. As a Flying Officer in the 100 Squadron, he was killed in a flying accident on Goodenough Island, D'Entrecasteaux Islands, Papuan Island, Papua New Guinea. He is buried in the Port Moresby (Bomana) War Cemetery, Bomana, Port Moresby, Papua New Guinea.

The memorial is located inside St John's Anglican Church, Taree. Access to the memorial is restricted to the opening hours of the church. 

Inscription

To the Glory of God and

in proud and loving memory of 

FLYING OFFICER PETER POTTS R.A.A.F

100th BEAUFORD SQUADRON

S.W.P.A. NEW GUINEA

KILLED IN AIR OPERATIONS 5th. MARCH 1944

AGED 24 YEARS.

BURIED IN WAR CEMETERY MILNE BAY.

FOR GOD, KING, AND COUNTRY.

Veterans listed on this memorial

Veterans listed on this memorial

Last held rank Given name Family name Conflict/s Service No. Service Campaign Read more
Flying Officer Peter Potts Second World War, 1939–45 Royal Australian Air Force (RAAF) view

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Address
St John's Anglican Church
294 Victoria Street
Taree NSW 2430
Local Government Area
Mid-Coast Council
Setting
Building – inside
Memorial type
Board/roll/plaque/tablet
Recorded by
Graham Wilson OAM
Year of construction
1944
Dedication date
23 December 1944
Conflict/s
Second World War, 1939–45