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HUNTLEY, Arthur John
Personal Details
Service Number: | 410488 |
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Enlisted: | 30 January 1942 |
Last Rank: | Flight Sergeant |
Last Unit: | No. 458 Squadron (RAAF) |
Born: | Mornington Victoria Australia , 5 October 1918 |
Home Town: | Merricks North, Mornington Peninsula, Victoria |
Schooling: | Merricks State School. Victoria, Australia (Year 12-14) |
Occupation: | Orchardist |
Died: | Flying Battle, Luqa Malta, 19 April 1944, aged 25 years |
Cemetery: |
Malta (Capuccini) Naval Cemetery Prot. Sec. (Men's). Plot F. Coll. grave 49. |
Memorials: | Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Balnarring St. Mark's WW2 Honour Roll |
Service History
World War 2 Service
3 Sep 1939: | Involvement Flight Sergeant, 410488 | |
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30 Jan 1942: | Enlisted Royal Australian Air Force, Aircraftman 2 (WW2), 410488, No. 1 Initial Training School Somers | |
30 Jan 1942: | Enlisted Royal Australian Air Force, Flight Sergeant, 410488 | |
10 Dec 1942: | Promoted Royal Australian Air Force, Sergeant | |
15 Jan 1943: | Embarked Royal Australian Air Force, Sergeant, 410488, Emb. Melbourne for U.K. | |
10 Jun 1943: | Promoted Royal Australian Air Force, Flight Sergeant | |
9 Nov 1943: | Involvement Royal Australian Air Force, Flight Sergeant, 410488, No. 458 Squadron (RAAF), Middle East / Mediterranean Theatre |
Personal Stories
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Geoffrey Gillon
He was 25 and the son of Percy William and Nellie Jane Huntley, of Merricks North, Victoria, Australia.
FOR THE CAUSE OF JUSTICE GOD, KING AND COUNTRY. EVER REMEMBERED