~~~~~~~~~~Summary of Military Service History World War Two~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
Service Number: 406582
Born:--- 26 Aug 1914, Perth, Western Australia
Enlisted:--- Perth, Western Australia, 3rd February 1941.
Service:--- Royal Australian Air Force, RAAF.
Next of Kin:--- Father, Harry Sublet, Maylands, Western Australia.
Last Unit:--- No. 244 Squadron (RAF), Sharjah, United Arab Emirates
Fate:--- Aircraft Accident, Iraq, 15 July 1943, Aged 28 Years
Burial:--- Basra War Cemetery, Iraq.
Parents:--- Harry Sublet and Rose Nixon Howard married 1909 Meetatharra, WA.
Other Details:---On 15th July 1943, a Blenheim aircraft from 244 Squadron took off at 0155 hours from W-3 runway and crashed at 0158 hours at Masirah. All on board the aircraft were killed.
A Court of Inquiry into the accident stated that "on being airborne smoke was seen to be coming from the port engine. The aircraft did a left hand circuit and approached the runway from the south east. Both engines appeared to be developing power but the aircraft did not climb above 400 feet. The aircraft hit some rough ground with the wheels up and burst into flames. About five minutes later there was a heavy explosion when the depth charges which had apparently not been jettisoned, exploded."
The Blenheim aircraft crew members were:
Flight Sergeant George Keir (1056140) (RAFVR) (Navigator)
Flight Sergeant Donald William Henry Nash (1312416) (RAFVR) (Pilot)
Flight Sergeant Montrose Edward Sublet (406582) (Wireless Air Gunner)
Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour On-Line Records (RAAF Casualty Information compiled by Alan Storr (409804))
Commonwealth War Graves Commission On-Line Records
Department of Veterans' Affairs On-Line WWII Nominal Roll
National Archives of Australia On-Line Record A705, 166/38/203

Bibliography:

Gaston, Bruce DFC (406646), Harry Horner DFC OAM (406595), Raymond Storer (406666) (Editors), Aircrew for the Duration: of and by members of RAAF EATS Courses 10, 11, 12 & 13, Gaston Horner and Storer, Nedlands WA, 1990
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Informal pre-war outdoor portrait of 406582 Flight Sergeant (Flt Sgt) Montrose Edward Sublet. Originally from Perth, WA, Flt Sgt Sublet enlisted on 3 February 1941. He was serving as a wireless operator with No. 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 15 July 1943. The aircraft crashed when the pilot attempted to land, and all on board were killed. Flt Sgt Sublet was initially buried in the Masirah Island cemetery but his remains were subsequently exhumed and re-interred in the Basra War Cemetery, Iraq https://www.awm.gov.au/collection/P10662.001