Mervyn James Pound

Mervyn James Pound

Personal Information
Date of Birth	17 Jul 1926
Place of Birth	North Fremantle, Western Australia
Death	3 Jan 2018, aged 91
Place of Death	Dawesville, 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 Mc Ness Drive, Roleystone, Western Australia
Next of Kin	Father , Mr. James William 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

Mother was Daphne Mary Stella Pound (nee Letts). Mervyn was educated at the Roleystone State School and the Junior Technical College in Perth. He had been a member of the Air Training Corps for 4 months before being called up (No 36934).

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. On 13 Oct 1944 he was sent to No. 5 Personnel Depot RAAF for posting to a unit. Identified for further training, Mervyn completed a Trainee Fitters Course on 19 Jan 1945, and on 14 Feb 1945 Mervyn was posted to the No. 1 Engineering School RAAF. With his training as a Flight Mechanic completed he was redrafted as a Flight Mechanic and returned to Western Australian with a posting to No. 85 Squadron RAAF on 4 Jun 1945. On 26 Aug 1945 Mervyn was promoted to Leading Aircraftsman.

The Squadron was at that time based at Pearce Airbase, and Mervyn was working on Mk 5 Spitfires. On 3 Oct 1945 With the cessation of hostilities, the Squadron reduced in size prior to being disbanded, and Mervyn was released to Private life through No. 5 Personnel Depot RAAF Discharge Section on 23 Dec 1945, after a period of Special Leave Without Pay from 4 - 26 Sep 1945.