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AUSTIN, Rhubert Mellor
Personal Details
| Service Number: | 405169 |
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| Enlisted: | 2 February 1941 |
| Last Rank: | Warrant Officer |
| Last Unit: | No. 450 Squadron (RAAF) |
| Born: | Gympie, Queensland, 4 September 1919 |
| Home Town: | Tin Can Bay, Gympie Regional Council, Queensland |
| Schooling: | Gympie Central School & State High School |
| Occupation: | Bank Clerk |
| Died: | Flying Battle, Sicily, Sicily, Italy, 3 August 1943, aged 23 years |
| Cemetery: |
Catania War Cemetery, Sicily Plot 1, Row H, Grave 43, Catania War Cemetery, Catania, Sicily, Italy |
| Memorials: | Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Brisbane 450 Squadron R.A.A.F. Roll of Honour, Gympie WW2 |
Service History
World War 2 Service
| 3 Sep 1939: | Involvement Warrant Officer, 405169, No. 450 Squadron (RAAF), Middle East / Mediterranean Theatre | |
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| 2 Feb 1941: | Enlisted Brisbane, Queensland | |
| 2 Feb 1941: | Enlisted Royal Australian Air Force, Warrant Officer, 405169, No. 450 Squadron (RAAF) | |
| 17 Nov 1941: | Embarked From Brisbane for ME & UK |
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450 Squadron. Plane was Kittyhawk 111 FR 251. Lost while bombing and strafing emeny target of Bronte neat Mt Etna. Was also able to fly Wirrawaya
Rank - Warrant Officer
Also served in the 5 Light HOrse Regiment Queensland
Sports - Football, Hockey, Cricket, Tennis
Son of Augustus Gregory Douglas and Edith Emily Mary Austin, of Bundaberg, Queensland, Australia. Brother of Keith Douglas Austin of Warwick, Queensland
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