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	No. 85 Squadron RAAF
Post War Details
Fate	Remained in Australia
Monument(s)	Roleystone Roll of Honour Roleystone Honour Board
Medals	War Medal 1939-45 Australian Service Medal 1939-45

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 RAAF Recruiting Centre which was in McNeil Chambers on 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 RAAF 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 in Europe, the Squadron reduce in size prior to being disbanded and Mervyn was released to Private life through No. 5 Personnel Depot RAAF Discharge Section.

Post War

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