GILLIGAN, Rodnam Charles
| Service Number: | 21331 |
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| Enlisted: | 24 June 1940 |
| Last Rank: | Pilot Officer |
| Last Unit: | RAAF Telecommunications and Communications Units |
| Born: | Tighes Hill, New South Wales, Australia, 8 December 1920 |
| Home Town: | Tighes Hill, Newcastle, New South Wales |
| Schooling: | Unknown |
| Occupation: | Motor Mechanic |
| Died: | Motor Vehicle Accident, Narrogin, Western Australia, Australia, 14 January 1945, aged 24 years |
| Cemetery: |
Perth War Cemetery and Annex, Western Australia Plot R Roc C Grave 5, |
| Memorials: | Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour |
World War 2 Service
| 3 Sep 1939: | Involvement Pilot Officer, 21331 | |
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| 24 Jun 1940: | Enlisted Royal Australian Air Force, Pilot Officer, 21331 | |
| 14 Jan 1945: | Involvement Royal Australian Air Force, RAAF Telecommunications and Communications Units |
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Add my storyBiography contributed by David Barlow
Pilot Officer Rodnam Charles Gilligan 21331 RAAF and Miss Norma Ruth Duncuff (Civilian) died from injuries sustained in a Motor Vehicle Accident near Narrogin, WA
Flight Lieutenant Stephen Henry Knight 284310 RAAF and Miss Thelma May McCall (Civilian) survived the incident
Biography contributed by Elizabeth Allen
Rodnam Charles GILLIGAN was born in Tighes Hill, NSW on 8th December, 1920
His parents were Reginald Thomas GILLIGAN & Mary Anne WOODYARD who married on 21st December, 1917 in Monmouthshire, Wales, UK
He married Norma June KELLY on 19th September, 1942 in Victoria - one son Rodnam Harold GILLIGAN
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His father Reginald Thomas GILLIGAN (SN 1927) served in the Australian Forces during WW1 and returned to Australia in 1919
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