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STEVENS, Geoffrey Laing
Personal Details
| Service Numbers: | V39405, 408533 |
|---|---|
| Enlisted: | 8 January 1940 |
| Last Rank: | Warrant Officer |
| Last Unit: | No. 460 Squadron (RAAF) |
| Born: | Brighton, England, 2 June 1919 |
| Home Town: | Melbourne, Melbourne, Victoria |
| Schooling: | Mildura High School then Hampton High School, Victoria, Australia |
| Occupation: | Clerk |
| Died: | Melbourne, Victoria, Australia, 12 July 2012, aged 93 years, cause of death not yet discovered |
| Cemetery: |
Springvale Botanical Cemetery, Melbourne Victorian Garden of Remembrance Memorial. |
| Memorials: | Ballarat Australian Ex-Prisoners of War Memorial |
Service History
World War 2 Service
| 8 Jan 1940: | Enlisted V39405 | |
|---|---|---|
| 26 Apr 1941: | Enlisted Royal Australian Air Force, Warrant Officer, 408533 | |
| 21 Jun 1941: | Promoted Royal Australian Air Force, Leading Aircraftman | |
| 1 Sep 1941: | Embarked Royal Australian Air Force, Leading Aircraftman, 408533, Rhodesian AIr Training Group, Embarked from Sydney for his Pilot Training in Rhodesia under the Empire Air Training Scheme. | |
| 19 Jun 1942: | Promoted Royal Australian Air Force, Sergeant | |
| 24 Aug 1942: | Embarked Royal Australian Air Force, Sergeant, 408533, 11 Personnel Depot and Receiving Centre, Empire Aircrew Reception Centre in U.K. | |
| 29 Sep 1942: | Transferred Royal Australian Air Force, Sergeant, Royal Air Force - unspecified units, Bomber Command Training Units. | |
| 19 Dec 1942: | Promoted Royal Australian Air Force, Flight Sergeant | |
| 6 May 1943: | Transferred Royal Australian Air Force, Flight Sergeant, No. 460 Squadron (RAAF) | |
| 23 May 1943: | Involvement Royal Australian Air Force, Flight Sergeant, 408533, No. 460 Squadron (RAAF), Air War NW Europe 1939-45, MIA -Air Ops. | |
| 12 Oct 1943: | Imprisoned Air War NW Europe 1939-45, Red Cross confirms POW status since July 1943. | |
| 19 Dec 1943: | Promoted Royal Australian Air Force, Warrant Officer, No. 460 Squadron (RAAF) | |
| 14 May 1945: | Involvement Royal Australian Air Force, Warrant Officer, 408533, Liberated POW now safe in U.K. | |
| 6 Dec 1945: | Discharged Royal Australian Air Force, Warrant Officer, 408533 | |
| Date unknown: | Discharged V39405 |
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