 McAloney was presented with his Albert Medal by the acting Governor @-@ General of Australia , William Vanneck , 5th Baron Huntingfield , in a ceremony at Parliament House , Melbourne on 31 May 1938 . McAloney recovered sufficiently from his injuries to return to his duties with the RAAF , and in September was attached to No. 1 Aircraft Depot for a period of three months . During this time he was promoted to leading aircraftman , before returning to service with No. 1 Squadron . He was formally transferred to No. 1 Aircraft Depot from August 1939 , and was advanced to corporal on 1 September that year . With the outbreak of the Second World War , McAloney received a rapid series of promotions over the following eighteen months , first to sergeant in April 1940 , flight sergeant in March 1941 , and finally to warrant officer in February 1942 . He was primarily consigned to engine repair and engineering staff work in Australia during the conflict . After making sergeant , he became No. 1 Aircraft Depot 's non @-@ commissioned officer in charge of overhaul and test work on the Rolls @-@ Royce Kestrel engine . His duties were expanded with his March 1941 promotion to include the overhaul , inspection and testing of both the Kestrel and Rolls @-@ Royce Merlin aircraft engines . 
