HARVEY, Gordon Ronald
| Service Numbers: | 422516, O22048 |
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| Enlisted: | 22 March 1942 |
| Last Rank: | Group Captain |
| Last Unit: | No. 77 Squadron (RAAF) |
| Born: | Glebe, New South Wales, Australia , 27 March 1923 |
| Home Town: | Sydney, City of Sydney, New South Wales |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | RAAF Pilot |
| Died: | Natural causes, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia, 8 May 2017, aged 94 years |
| Cemetery: |
Rookwood Cemetery & Crematorium |
| Memorials: | Ballarat Australian Ex-Prisoners of War Memorial |
World War 2 Service
| 22 Mar 1942: | Enlisted Royal Australian Air Force, 422516 | |
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| 22 May 1942: | Enlisted Royal Australian Air Force, Group Captain, O22048 |
Korean War Service
| 27 Jun 1950: | Involvement Royal Australian Air Force, Flight Lieutenant, O22048 | |
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| 27 Jun 1950: | Involvement Royal Australian Air Force, Flight Lieutenant, O22048, No. 77 Squadron (RAAF) |
World War 2 Service
| 27 Mar 1974: | Discharged Royal Australian Air Force, Group Captain, O22048 |
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Korean War Service
| Date unknown: | Involvement Flight Lieutenant, O22048 |
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Add my storyBiography contributed by David Barlow
Flight Lieutenant Gordon Ronald Harvey O22048 was shot down while flying Mustang A68-772 near Tandong in North Korea - he was the first of six RAAF pilots to be were shot down and captured in Korea - they were held as Prisoners of War in North Korea until released in September 1953 after the armistice. The other five were:
Flying Officer Ronald David Guthrie O22139 - 1 August 1951
Flying Officer Vance Drummond O33624 - 1 December 1951
Flying Officer Bruce Lachlan Thomson O32427 - 1 December 1951
Flight Lieutenant John Thomas Hannan O22100 - 1 February 1952
Sergeant Donald William Pinkstone A2925 - 15 June 1953
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