SWAYN, Stanley Morton
| Service Number: | 19144 |
|---|---|
| Enlisted: | 17 July 1940 |
| Last Rank: | Sergeant |
| Last Unit: | Not yet discovered |
| Born: | Colac, Victoria, Australia, 26 March 1917 |
| Home Town: | Geelong West, Greater Geelong, Victoria |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Motor Mechanic |
| Died: | 29 April 1996, aged 79 years, cause of death not yet discovered, place of death not yet discovered |
| Cemetery: |
Colac General Cemetery, Victoria Plot: CLC-COE-06-807-10B. Memorial ID: #156591893 |
| Memorials: |
World War 2 Service
| 17 Jul 1940: | Enlisted Royal Australian Air Force, Sergeant, 19144 | |
|---|---|---|
| 22 Nov 1945: | Discharged Royal Australian Air Force, Sergeant, 19144 |
Help us honour Stanley Morton Swayn's service by contributing information, stories, and images so that they can be preserved for future generations.
Add my storyBiography contributed by Ian Fox
Stanley enlisted as a trainee Aircraft Engineer, first posted to training in Hobart, followed by postings to Aircraft Maintenance and Repair facilities at Sale, Ballarat, and Essendon, in Victoria.
As an Aircraft Engineer, no flying experience qualification was required, but in the early months of the war, flying experience was provided to familiarise engineers with enough skill to take-off and land an aircraft in the event of pilot incapacitation.
Just before the Pacific War ended he was posted overseas, to Morotai Island to the East of the Celebes Sea, in the Halmahera Island Group in Eastern Indonesia. This posting was cut short when the Japanese signed the unconditional surrender soon after.
[Source: Colac Family History Project/WW2 Honour Roll]
Click images to start slideshow.