Potterton, A.E. Cpl.

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Wounded 2 November 1944.

Volunteering for Submarine Service in the Royal Navy, he was eventually called up to join the Royal Marines in 1942. Rather than joining a ship, Albert's battalion became a fighter battalion, more like the Army than the Navy. As the war progressed, the battalion became part of the Combined Operations and was reformed as number 47 Royal Marine Commando in 1943. The training was hard and it soon became clear that the Commando was training for an invasion. In June in 1944, No. 47 Royal Marine Commando took part in the invasion of Normandy.

See the website of the University of Greenwich for interviews they had with Albert Potterton: www.memoriesofwar.org.uk