JOHNSTON, Stanley Maxwell
| Service Number: | 425166 |
|---|---|
| Enlisted: | 31 January 1942 |
| Last Rank: | Pilot Officer |
| Last Unit: | Aircrew Training Units |
| Born: | Kingaroy, Queensland, Australia, 21 January 1920 |
| Home Town: | Wooroolin, South Burnett, Queensland |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Not yet discovered |
| Died: | Flying Accident, Oxfordshire, England, United Kingdom, 2 September 1943, aged 23 years |
| Cemetery: |
Oxford (Botley) Cemetery, Oxfordshire, England, United Kingdom Oxford (Botley) Cemetery, Oxford, Oxfordshire, England, United Kingdom |
| Memorials: | Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, International Bomber Command Centre Memorial, Kingaroy Stone of Remembrance, Kingaroy Uniting Church Roll of Honour |
World War 2 Service
| 3 Sep 1939: | Involvement Pilot Officer, 425166 | |
|---|---|---|
| 31 Jan 1942: | Enlisted Royal Australian Air Force | |
| 31 Jan 1942: | Enlisted Royal Australian Air Force, Flying Officer, 425166 | |
| 2 Sep 1943: | Involvement Royal Australian Air Force, Pilot Officer, 425166, Aircrew Training Units, Air War NW Europe 1939-45 |
Stanley Maxwell Johnston - 425166 – RAAF – Wooroolin WW11 Honour Board
Stanley Maxwell Johnston, known as Max, was born 19 Jan 1920 at Kingaroy, the 8th child of Wes & Frances Johnston. The Johnson Family arrived in Wooroolin in 1919 when siblings Frank, Joseph & Eric were enrolled at Wooroolin School, sister Nancy was enrolled in 1923 and Max joined them in 1926. The family lived on portions 147v & 4 of Wooroolin, which were owned by Frank Jacobson in my time.
In 1924 Maxs’ brother, Eric Johnston, died in an accident on the way home from school when he was thrown from his horse and hit his head on a stump. Max is included in the 1926 School photo on page 14 of the book From Federation to Future by Dr Judith Grimes.
Max enlisted in the Royal Australian Airforce on 31 Jan 1942 at Brisbane. His service records are not yet available on the NAA website but we do know that he was part of the 11 Operational Training RAF based in RAF Station Westcott, Buckinghamshire when he died in an aircraft accident in Oxfordshire.
Lest We Fordet
Submitted 3 July 2021 by Carol Berry
Biography contributed by David Barlow
Wellington R1451 of Number 11 Operational Training Unit RAF crashed near Watlington in Oxford, England with all crew killed -
CLIFFORD, Ronald John (Sergeant) 424119 RAAF
FITZGERALD, Kenneth George (Flight Sergeant) 422640 RAAF
JOHNSTON, Stanley Maxwell (Pilot Officer) 425166 RAAF
RICKERSEY, Sydney George (Flight Sergeant) 420272 RAAF
NIXON, Francis William (Sergeant - Wireless Air Gunner) 1134784 RAF
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