Henry Alan STEWART

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Service Number:	401556
Enlisted:	28 February 1941
Last Rank:	Sergeant
Last Unit:	No. 6 Squadron (RAAF)
Born:	Sydney, New South Wales Australia , 10 February 1918
Home Town:	St Kilda East, Port Phillip, Victoria
Schooling:	Williamstown High School and Scotch College, Victoria, Australia
Occupation:	Clerk, State Savings Bank of Victoria
Died:	Flying Battle, New Guinea, 10 November 1942, aged 24 years
Cemetery:	Port Moresby (Bomana) War Cemetery, Papua New Guinea CWGC Grave No: Section A. Plot 2. Row A. Grave 4. Inscription: "SO LONG"
Memorials:	Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour

28 Feb 1941:	Involvement Sergeant, 401556, Air War SW Pacific 1941-45
28 Feb 1941:	Enlisted Royal Australian Air Force, Sergeant, 401556
28 Feb 1941:	Enlisted Royal Australian Air Force, Aircraftman 2 (WW2), 401556, No. 1 Initial Training School Somers
26 Apr 1941:	Promoted Royal Australian Air Force, Leading Aircraftman
1 May 1941:	Transferred Royal Australian Air Force, Leading Aircraftman, No. 3 Elementary Flying Training School Essendon
24 Jul 1941:	Transferred Royal Australian Air Force, Leading Aircraftman, No. 1 Air Observers School Cootamundra
20 Oct 1941:	Transferred Royal Australian Air Force, Leading Aircraftman, No. 1 Bombing and Air Gunnery School / No. 1 Air Observers School / Evans Head
8 Jan 1942:	Promoted Royal Australian Air Force, Sergeant
10 Jan 1942:	Transferred Royal Australian Air Force, Sergeant, No. 5 Service Flying Training School Uranquinty
21 May 1942:	Transferred Royal Australian Air Force, Sergeant, No. 1 Engineering School Ascot Vale
7 Jul 1942:	Transferred Royal Australian Air Force, Sergeant, No. 1 Operational Training Unit (RAAF) Nhill, Bairnsdale, East Sale
26 Sep 1942:	Transferred Royal Australian Air Force, Air Observer, No. 6 Squadron (RAAF)
28 Sep 1942:	Involvement Royal Australian Air Force, Sergeant, 401556, No. 6 Squadron (RAAF), Air War SW Pacific 1941-45
10 Nov 1942:	Discharged Royal Australian Air Force, Sergeant, 401556, No. 6 Squadron (RAAF), Killed when RAAF Hudson A16-605 crashed in bad weather during an Anti-Submarine patrol.

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