SCOTT, John Keith
| Service Number: | 426166 |
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| Enlisted: | 23 May 1942 |
| Last Rank: | Flight Sergeant |
| Last Unit: | No. 9 Squadron (RAF) |
| Born: | Brisbane, Queensland, Australia, 7 February 1923 |
| Home Town: | Southport, Gold Coast, Queensland |
| Schooling: | Brisbane Boy's College, Queensland, Australia |
| Occupation: | Not yet discovered |
| Died: | Flying Battle, Brest, France, 13 August 1944, aged 21 years |
| Cemetery: |
Plougastel-Daoulas Communal Cemetery, France Grave 2 |
| Memorials: | Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, International Bomber Command Centre Memorial |
World War 2 Service
| 3 Sep 1939: | Involvement Flight Sergeant, 426166 | |
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| 23 May 1942: | Enlisted Royal Australian Air Force, 426166, Aircrew Training Units | |
| 23 May 1942: | Enlisted Royal Australian Air Force, Flight Sergeant, 426166, No. 9 Squadron (RAAF) | |
| 6 Jun 1944: | Involvement Royal Australian Air Force, Flight Sergeant, No. 9 Squadron (RAF), Air War NW Europe 1939-45 |
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Add my storyBiography contributed by David Barlow
Son of John Stenhouse Scott and Elsie Janet Scott, of Beechmont, Queensland
Flight Sergeant John Keith Scott, son of Mr. and Mrs. J.S. Scott, Beechmont, was for three years 1937-1939 a pupil at the College and pased the Junior Public Examination before leaving. For a few months we worked on his father's property and in June, 1940 began to take a correspondence course in Aero Engineering with a view to following a Civil Aviation career. In November 1941, he joined the R.A.A.F. and at the end of 1942 sailed for Canada where he received his wings as Air Bomber. His trainign was continues in Wales and engladn and early this year he became a Flight-Sergeant. He began his operational tours about April last, and in August his aircraft, a Lancaster bomber, failed to return from a flight over a target area in France. NOone was seen to leave the plane before it crashed and the officail report said that there was little hope for the safety of the crew. Keith was a popular member of is squadron and had the reputation of being a keen and efficeint Air Bomber. To his relatives and friends we extend our warm sympathy in their loss and anxiety.
Lancaster ME757 of Number 9 Squadron RAF crashed near Brest, France with all crew KIA - FSGT Andrew was buried at Hottot-Les-Bagues War Cemetery with the rest of the crew buried at Plougastel-Daoulas Communal Cemetery
Flight Sergeant William Ronald Andrew 24647 - Son of Hugh and Mary Andrew of Bell, Queensland
Flight Sergeant Douglas William McConville 424110 - Son of Thomas Thorpe McConville and Alice Rose McConville of Narrandera, NSW
Flight Sergeant Charles Herbert Edwards 425626 - Son of James Thomas Edwards and Edith Mary Edwards of Gympie, Queensland
Flight Sergeant John Keith Scott 426166 - Son of John Stenhouse Scott and Elsie Janet Scott of Beechmont, Queensland
Flight Sergeant Cyril Thomas Scott 428799 - Son of Cyril Reginald and Violet May Scott & Husband of Caroline Scott of Matraville, NSW
Sergeant Frederick Walter Johnson RAF 1390712 (Flight Engineer) - Son of Frederick and Charlotte Johnson & Husband of Evelyn Maud Johnson of East Ham, Essex
Flight Lieutenant Edward Harry Maxwell Relton RAF 138457 (Pilot) - Son of Edward Alfred and Edith Renee Relton & Husband of Margaret Yvonne Relton
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