John Pott
Military Person
1919 – 2005
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Who was John Pott?
Major Robert Laslett John Pott MBE MC was commanding officer of A Company, 156 Battalion, Parachute Regiment, in the Battle of Arnhem. Sixty-five years after the Battle of Arnhem, John Pott's story became more widely known because of a song written about him by his grandson, Joel Pott, lead singer of the Ivor Novello Award winning indie rock band Athlete.
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- Born
- Jul 14, 1919
Khartoum - Education
- Wellington College, Berkshire
- Died
- Apr 23, 2005
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on July 23, 2013
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