SUBLET, Montrose Edward
| Service Number: | 406582 |
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| Enlisted: | 3 February 1941 |
| Last Rank: | Flight Sergeant |
| Last Unit: | No. 244 Squadron (RAF) |
| Born: | Perth, Western Australia, 26 August 1914 |
| Home Town: | Mount Magnet, Mount Magnet, Western Australia |
| Schooling: | Perth Modern School, Western Australia, 1927-29 |
| Occupation: | Storekeeper |
| Died: | Accidental, engine failure on take-off, Masirah Island, Oman, Middle East, 15 July 1943, aged 28 years |
| Cemetery: |
Basra War Cemetery Coll. Grave 8, J 2-3 Previously buried in Masirah Island Cemetery & re-interred, Basra War Cemetery, Basra, Iraq |
| Memorials: | Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Subiaco Perth Modern School WW2 Honour Board |
World War 2 Service
| 3 Sep 1939: | Involvement Flight Sergeant, 406582 | |
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| 3 Feb 1941: | Enlisted Royal Australian Air Force, 406582, Perth, Western Australia | |
| 3 Feb 1941: | Enlisted Royal Australian Air Force, Flight Sergeant, 406582 | |
| 15 Jul 1943: | Involvement Royal Australian Air Force, Flight Sergeant, 406582, No. 244 Squadron (RAF) |
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Montrose Edward SUBLET was born on 26th August 1914 in Perth, Western Australia
His parents were Harry SUBLET and Rose Nixon HOWARD
He enlisted on 3rd Feb. 1941 with the RAAF -
Flight Sergeant Sublet was serving as a wireless operator with 244 Squadron ( RAF )when the Blenheim aircraft he was on board developed engine problems shortly after take off from Masirah aerodrome in the Middle East on 15th July, 1943. The aircraft crashed when the pilot attempted to land and all on board were killed. He was initially buried in the Masirah Island Cemetery but he was subsequently exhumed and re-interred in the Basra War Cemetery, Iraq.
His name is memorialised on the Australian War Memorial and the Roll of Honour in Perth, Western Australia
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His brother Lieutenant Frank Henry SUBLET (SN WX1598) MC served in the 2/16th Battalion and was discharged in 1946
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