MCCALLUM, Robert Bruce
| Service Number: | 438964 |
|---|---|
| Enlisted: | 31 December 1943 |
| Last Rank: | Leading Aircraftman |
| Last Unit: | Not yet discovered |
| Born: | Footscray, Victoria, Australia, 22 December 1925 |
| Home Town: | Not yet discovered |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Not yet discovered |
| Died: | Accidental, Port Pirie, South Australia, Port Pirie, South Australia, Australia, 31 December 1944, aged 19 years |
| Cemetery: |
Port Pirie General Cemetery, South Australia Plot C. Row C. Grave 13., Port Pirie General Cemetery, Port Pirie, South Australia, Australia |
| Memorials: | Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Port Pirie RAAF Avro Anson MG217 Crash Site, Port Pirie RAAF Memorial and Flagpoles |
World War 2 Service
| 3 Sep 1939: | Involvement 438964 | |
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| 31 Dec 1943: | Enlisted Royal Australian Air Force, Leading Aircraftman, 438964 | |
| Date unknown: | Involvement |
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Add my storyBiography contributed by David Barlow
Loss of Avro Anson MG217 of Number 3 Air Observer School near Port Pirie, SA - killed were: Leading Aircraftman Lawrence Gordon Campbell 435332 / Leading Aircraftman Robert Bruce McCallum 438964 / Flying Officer Sven Robert Polgreen 416282 (Flying Officer Polgreen had twice served overseas flying on operations against the enemy prior to being posted to this training role)
The aircraft’s pilot, Flight Sergeant Mervyn John Kinsman 441283, survived the crash with serious injuries. He was eventually discharged from the RAAF in October 1945
Biography contributed by Faithe Jones
Son of Donald Campbell McCallum and Ethel Rubina McCallum, of Footscray, Victoria.
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