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BLUNT, Malcolm James Larke

Service Number:	403208
Enlisted:	3 February 1941
Last Rank:	Flying Officer
Last Unit:	No. 150 Squadron (RAF)
Born:	Brisbane, Queensland, Australia, 28 February 1915
Home Town:	Not yet discovered
Schooling:	Brisbane Grammar School, Queensland, Australia
Occupation:	Clerk
Died:	Flying Battle, Frisian Islands, Netherlands, 7 June 1942, aged 27 years
Cemetery:	Ameland (Nes) General Cemetery, Friesland, Netherlands
Memorials:	Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, International Bomber Command Centre Memorial, Spring Hill Brisbane Grammar School WW2 Great Hall Honour Board

World War 2 Service

3 Sep 1939:	Involvement Flying Officer, 403208
3 Feb 1941:	Enlisted Royal Australian Air Force, Aircraftman 2 (WW2), 403208
29 Mar 1941:	Promoted Leading Aircraftman
3 Apr 1941:	Involvement No. 5 Elementary Flying Training School Narromine
13 Jun 1941:	Embarked 2 Embarkation Depot, Sydney for Canada for further training. Disembarked Canada 3 July 1941.
25 Sep 1941:	Promoted Pilot Officer
3 Oct 1941:	Embarked Halifax, Nova Scotia for UK. Disembarked UK 20 October 1941.
4 Nov 1941:	Involvement Operational Training Units (RAF), Trained to fly Wellingtons at 27 OTU, RAF Lichfield.
25 Mar 1942:	Promoted Flying Officer
8 May 1942:	Involvement No. 150 Squadron (RAF)
7 Jun 1942:	Involvement No. 150 Squadron (RAF) , KIA - shot down by a night-fighter and crashed at Waddenzee during 7th op, a night raid on Emden.

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