Bruce Thomson GILLAN

GILLAN, Bruce Thomson

Service Number: O33625
Enlisted: 29 August 1949
Last Rank: Pilot Officer
Last Unit: No. 77 Squadron (RAAF)
Born: Rockhampton, Queensland, Australia , 18 November 1929
Home Town: Canberra, Australian Capital Territory
Schooling: Canberra High School, ACT, Australia
Occupation: Trainee Cinema Manager
Died: Flying Battle, Korea, 27 January 1952, aged 22 years
Cemetery: No known grave - "Known Unto God"
Flying Officer Gillan's body was never recovered and is therefore regarded as missing, presumed killed in action., United Nations Memorial Cemetery, Busan, Korea
Memorials: Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Cootamundra Korean War Memorial, Gympie Memorial Lane Murals, Ipswich Korean War Memorial, Korea United Nations Memorial Cemetery Wall of Remembrance, Lithgow War Memorial, Norfolk Island Korean War Memorial, Wagga Wagga Korean Memorial
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Non Warlike Service

29 Aug 1949: Enlisted Royal Australian Air Force

Korean War Service

25 Jun 1950: Involvement Flying Officer, O33625, No. 77 Squadron (RAAF)
9 Sep 1951: Involvement Royal Australian Air Force, Pilot Officer, O33625

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