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John Foster Potter

In memory of:

Flying Officer John Foster Potter

April 11, 1944

Military Service

Service Number:

J/23136

Age:

22

Force:

Air Force

Unit:

Royal Canadian Air Force

Division:

550 (R.A.F.) Sqdn

Additional Information

Born:

September 16, 1921
Regina, Saskatchewan

Enlistment:

October 28, 1940
Regina, Saskatchewan

Son of Archibald and Victoria (Foster) Potter.

Commemorated on Page 419 of the Second World War Book of Remembrance. Request a copy of this page. Download high resolution copy of this page.

Burial Information

Cemetery:

ACHIET-LE-PETIT COMMUNAL CEMETERY
Pas de Calais, France

Grave Reference:

Grave 3.

Information courtesy of the Commonwealth War Graves Commission.

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  • Memorial– Flying Officer John Foster Potter is also commemorated on the Bomber Command Memorial Wall in Nanton, AB … photo courtesy of Marg Liessens

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    Memorial – Flying Officer John Foster Potter is also commemorated on the Bomber Command Memorial Wall in Nanton, AB … photo courtesy of Marg Liessens
  • Memorial– Flying Officer John Foster Potter is also commemorated on the Bomber Command Memorial Wall in Nanton, AB … photo courtesy of Marg Liessens

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    Memorial – Flying Officer John Foster Potter is also commemorated on the Bomber Command Memorial Wall in Nanton, AB … photo courtesy of Marg Liessens
  • Memorial– Father J P Lardie's comments as inscribed on the Bomber Command Memorial Wall in Nanton, AB … photo courtesy of Marg Liessens

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    Memorial – Father J P Lardie's comments as inscribed on the Bomber Command Memorial Wall in Nanton, AB … photo courtesy of Marg Liessens
  • Photo of JOHN FOSTER POTTER– Submitted for the project Operation Picture Me

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    Photo of JOHN FOSTER POTTER – Submitted for the project Operation Picture Me
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    Photo of JOHN FOSTER POTTER – Submitted for the project Operation Picture Me
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    Photo of JOHN FOSTER POTTER – Submitted for the project Operation Picture Me
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    Photo of JOHN FOSTER POTTER – Submitted for the project Operation Picture Me
  • Letter of recommendation– Submitted for the project Operation Picture Me

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    Letter of recommendation – Submitted for the project Operation Picture Me
  • Letter of recommendation– Submitted for the project Operation Picture Me

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    Letter of recommendation – Submitted for the project Operation Picture Me
  • Document

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  • Family photo– Members of John Foster Potter family visiting the cemetery in 1984.

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    Family photo – Members of John Foster Potter family visiting the cemetery in 1984.
  • Cemetery– Photo courtesy of Michel Lespagnol

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    Cemetery – Photo courtesy of Michel Lespagnol

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