Difference between revisions of "Mervyn James Pound"

Mervyn James Pound
Personal Information
Date of Birth	17 Jul 1926
Place of Birth	North Fremantle, Western Australia
Age at Enlistment	18 years, 1 month
Description	5'4" (1.63m) tall ; 112lb "lb" is not declared as a valid unit of measurement for this property. ; fair complexion ; blue eyes ; fair hair
Occupation	farm hand
Religion	Church of England
Address	Lady McNess Drive, Roleystone, Western Australia
Next of Kin	Father , Mr James W Pound
Military Information
Reg Number	85288
Date of Enlistment	18 Aug 1944
Rank	Leading Aircraftsman
Unit/Formation	85th Squadron RAAF
Post War Details
Fate	Remained in Australia
Monument(s)	Roleystone Honour Board
Medals	War Medal 1939-45 ; Australian Service Medal 1939-45
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Revision as of 23:53, 12 August 2023

Pre War

Had been a member of the Air Training Corps for 4 months before being called up.

War Service

Mervyn was enlisted into the RAAF at the No. 4 Recruiting Centre RAAF which was in McNei chambon 18 Aug 1944 and undertook basic training with the No. 4 Recruit Depot RAAF at Pearce until 27 Sep 1944 when he transferred to the No. 4 Stores Depot RAAF. He was sent to No. 5 Personnel Depot RAAF for posting to a unit. Identified for further training, on 14 Feb 1945 Mervyn was posted to the No. 1 Engineering School RAAF. With his training completed he returned to Western Australian with a posting to No. 85 Squadron on 4 Jun 1945.

The Squadron was at that time based at Pearce Airbase, and Mervyn was working on Mk 5 Spitfires. On 7 May 1945 With the cessation of hostilities, the Squadron reduce in size prior to being disbanded and Mervyn was released to Private life through No. 5 Personnel Depot Discharge Section.

Post War

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 ==War Service==
-Mervyn was enlisted into the RAAF at the [[No. 4 Recruiting Centre]] on 18 Aug 1944 and undertook basic training with the [[No. 4 Recruit Depot]] at Pearce until 27 Sep 1944 when he transferred to the [[No. 4 Stores Depot RAAF]]. He was sent to [[No. 5 Personnel Depot]] for posting to a unit. Identified for further training, on 14 Feb 1945 Mervyn was posted to the [[No. 1 Engineering School RAAF]]. With his training completed he returned to Western Australian with a posting to [[No. 85 Squadron]] on 4 Jun 1945.
+Mervyn was enlisted into the RAAF at the [[No. 4 Recruiting Centre RAAF]] which was in McNei chambon 18 Aug 1944 and undertook basic training with the [[No. 4 Recruit Depot RAAF]] at Pearce until 27 Sep 1944 when he transferred to the [[No. 4 Stores Depot RAAF]]. He was sent to [[No. 5 Personnel Depot RAAF]] for posting to a unit. Identified for further training, on 14 Feb 1945 Mervyn was posted to the [[No. 1 Engineering School RAAF]]. With his training completed he returned to Western Australian with a posting to [[No. 85 Squadron]] on 4 Jun 1945.
-The Squadron was at that time based at Pearce Airbase, and Mervyn was working on Mk 5 Spitfires. On 7 May 1945With the cessation of hostilities, the Squadron reduce in size prior to being disbanded and Mervyn was released to Private life through [[No. 5 Personnel Depot]] Discharge Section.
+The Squadron was at that time based at Pearce Airbase, and Mervyn was working on Mk 5 Spitfires. On 7 May 1945 With the cessation of hostilities, the Squadron reduce in size prior to being disbanded and Mervyn was released to Private life through [[No. 5 Personnel Depot]] Discharge Section.
 ==Post War==