MCQUITTY, Robert John
| Service Number: | 408338 |
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| Enlisted: | 6 November 1941 |
| Last Rank: | Flight Sergeant |
| Last Unit: | No. 149 Squadron (RAF) |
| Born: | Hobart, Tasmania, Australia, 8 January 1923 |
| Home Town: | Hobart, Tasmania |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Not yet discovered |
| Died: | Flying Battle, Brest, France, North West Europe, 24 June 1944, aged 21 years |
| Cemetery: | Not yet discovered |
| Memorials: | Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, International Bomber Command Centre Memorial |
World War 2 Service
| 3 Sep 1939: | Involvement Flight Sergeant, 408338 | |
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| 6 Nov 1941: | Enlisted Royal Australian Air Force, Aircraftman, Aircrew Training Units | |
| 6 Nov 1941: | Enlisted Royal Australian Air Force, Flight Sergeant, 408338 | |
| 6 Jun 1944: | Involvement Flight Sergeant, No. 149 Squadron (RAF), Air War NW Europe 1939-45 |
Three brothers-in-arms
Three brothers-in-arms
Robert was one of three brothers who joined the RAAF and flew missions from England. Sgt Willaim ''Bill'' McQuitty flew 17 missions with 78 Sqn RAF Bomber Command between May and July 1941 before his Whitley crashed in the North Sea due to serious damage sustained on a raid to attack Hamm in Germany. His body was never recovered; he was aged 20 (service number 4008014). The third brother, David, was a Lancaster pilot who survived the war.
Submitted 3 July 2021 by PAUL ALLONBY
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Submitted 3 July 2021 by PAUL ALLONBY
Three brothers-in-arms
Robert was one of three brothers who joined the RAAF and flew missions from England. Sgt Bob McQuitty flew 17 missions with 78 Sqn RAF Bomber Command between May and July 1941 before his Whitley crashed in the North Sea due to serious damage sustained on a raid to attack Hamm in Germany. His body was never recovered; he was aged 20 (service number 4008014). The third brother, David, was a Lancaster pilot who survived the war.
Submitted 3 July 2021 by PAUL ALLONBY
Biography contributed by David Barlow
Stirling EF188 of Number 149 Squadron RAF crashed near Brest, France with all crew KIA - FSGT McQuitty was buried at St. Charles De Percy War Cemetery with the other RAAF casualties buried at Brest (Kerfautras) Cemetery
Flight Sergeant Robert John McQuitty 408338 - Son of James and Kate Marie Proctor McQuitty of Hobart, Tasmania
Pilot Officer Edward James Lincoln 426358 - Son of Edward Luxmere Lincoln and Ida Josephine Lincoln of Southport, Queensland
Flight Sergeant Francis Patrick Joseph Brady 424361 - Son of Francis Joseph and Elizabeth Brady of Wagga Wagga, NSW
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