NIVEN, Bruce Alexander
| Service Number: | 409432 |
|---|---|
| Enlisted: | 15 August 1941 |
| Last Rank: | Flight Lieutenant |
| Last Unit: | Aircrew Holding Units |
| Born: | London England United Kingdom, 26 October 1921 |
| Home Town: | Malvern, Stonnington, Victoria |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Audit Clerk |
| Died: | Malvern Higgins Victoria Australia , 1969, cause of death not yet discovered |
| Cemetery: | Not yet discovered |
| Memorials: |
World War 2 Service
| 15 Aug 1941: | Enlisted Royal Australian Air Force, Flight Lieutenant, 409432, Aircrew Holding Units | |
|---|---|---|
| 15 Aug 1941: | Enlisted Royal Australian Air Force, Aircraftman 2 (WW2), 409432, No. 1 Initial Training School Somers | |
| 2 Nov 1941: | Embarked Royal Australian Air Force, Leading Aircraftman, 409432, Emb. Sydney for Mid-east RAF attachment | |
| 4 Dec 1942: | Promoted Royal Australian Air Force, Sergeant | |
| 4 Dec 1943: | Promoted Royal Australian Air Force, Pilot Officer | |
| 19 Feb 1944: | Embarked Royal Australian Air Force, Pilot Officer, 409432, Emb. Durban for U.K. | |
| 9 May 1944: | Involvement Royal Australian Air Force, Pilot Officer, 409432, Operational Training Units (RAF), Air War NW Europe 1939-45 | |
| 4 Jun 1944: | Promoted Royal Australian Air Force, Flying Officer | |
| 15 Nov 1944: | Involvement Royal Australian Air Force, Flying Officer, 409432, No. 460 Squadron (RAAF), Air War NW Europe 1939-45 | |
| 4 Dec 1945: | Promoted Royal Australian Air Force, Flight Lieutenant, No. 460 Squadron (RAAF) | |
| 27 Feb 1946: | Discharged Royal Australian Air Force, Flight Lieutenant, 409432, Aircrew Holding Units | |
| 27 Feb 1946: | Discharged Royal Australian Air Force, Flight Lieutenant, 409432 | |
| Date unknown: | Involvement 409432 |
Bruce Alexander Niven
Born on 26 Oct 1921 in London, England
He was working as an Audit Clerk for Manning Watson & Co. in Melbourne when he enlisted in the RAAF on 15 Aug 1941 at the age of 19
He was allocated S/No. 409432 & appointed as a Pilot & was posted to the Middle East for training then later England flying sorties to France & Germany
His posting include:
Headquarters Middle East
RAF Station Gilgil, Kenya
No.72 Operational Training Unit, RAF Nanyuki
RAF Station Eastleigh, Kenya
RAF Station Moffat, Southern Rhodesia
No.27 Operational Training Unit, RAF Lichfield
No.460 Squadron RAAF, RAF Binbrook
**He flew 22 operational sorties (147.45 hrs.) as Air Bomber/Bomb Aimer (not Pilot) with 460 Sqn between Jan–May 1945, though he flew more non–op sorties in Jun & Jul
His log book records operations:
1) 28/01 Stuttgart GER
2) 01/02 Ludwigshaven–Mannheim GER
3) 14/02 Chemnitz GER
4) 15/02 Samso Isl (mining) DEN
5) 20/02 Dortmund GER
6) 21/02 Duisburg GER
7) 23/02 Pforzheim GER
8) 01/03 Mannheim GER
9) 02/03 Cologne GER
10) 03/03 Samso Isl (mining) DEN
11) 05/03 Chemnitz GER
12) 07/03 Dessau GER
13) 11/03 Essen GER
14) 12/03 Dortmund GER
15) 13/03 Hern Erin Benzol Plant
16) 21/03 Langendreer
17) 22/03 Oslo Fjord (mining) NOR
18) 27/03 Paderborn GER
19) 04/04 Lutzkendorf GER
20) 13/04 Kiel Bay (mining) GER
21) 14/04 Potsdam GER
22) 22/04 Bremen (Army co–op not bombing) GER
He returned to Australia in Nov 1945 as Flight Lieutenant & was demobilised in Feb 1946
Submitted 4 November 2024 by James Coleman
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