Stuartson Charles METHVEN

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METHVEN, Stuartson Charles

Service Number:	400391
Enlisted:	20 August 1940
Last Rank:	Pilot Officer
Last Unit:	No. 460 Squadron (RAAF)
Born:	Suva Fiji, 10 June 1912
Home Town:	Belgrave, Yarra Ranges, Victoria
Schooling:	Unknown
Occupation:	Company Representative
Died:	Flying Battle, Netherlands, 23 January 1943, aged 30 years
Cemetery:	Bakhuizen Roman Catholic Cemetery, Friesland, Netherlands Row 24 Grave 11. (2 R.A.A.F. Casualties)
Memorials:	Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, International Bomber Command Centre Memorial

World War 2 Service

3 Sep 1939:	Involvement Pilot Officer, 400391
20 Aug 1940:	Enlisted Royal Australian Air Force, Aircraftman 2 (WW2), 400391, No. 2 Initial Training School Bradfield Park
20 Aug 1940:	Enlisted Royal Australian Air Force, Pilot Officer, 400391
13 Oct 1940:	Promoted Royal Australian Air Force, Sergeant
13 Oct 1940:	Promoted Royal Australian Air Force, Leading Aircraftman
13 Apr 1942:	Promoted Royal Australian Air Force, Flight Sergeant
1 Jun 1942:	Involvement Royal Australian Air Force, Flight Sergeant, 400391, No. 460 Squadron (RAAF), Air War NW Europe 1939-45
13 Nov 1942:	Promoted Royal Australian Air Force, Pilot Officer, No. 460 Squadron (RAAF)

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Biography contributed

Stuartson Charles METHVEN was born in Suva, Fiji on 10th June, 1912

His parents were Stuartson Collard METHVEN & Ruby Iris Cecelia COGAN who married on 12th June 1911 in Perth, Western Australia

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His father Stuartson Collard METHVEN (SN 5871) served in the 17th Infantry Battalion during WW1 and returned to Australia in 1917

His brother Captain John Malcolm METHVEN (SN VX48690) served with the 2nd/23rd Infantry Battalion during WW2 and was Killed in Action in the Middle East on 22nd July, 1942 - he was a Prisoner of War

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