Rhubert Mellor (Tiger) AUSTIN

AUSTIN, Rhubert Mellor

Service Number: 405169
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
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World War 2 Service

3 Sep 1939: Involvement Warrant Officer, 405169, No. 450 Squadron (RAAF), Middle East / Mediterranean Theatre
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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Biography

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