Identity
Person No.
20381
Service No.
100685V
Last Name
First Name
Gordon Bruce
Initials
G B
Date of Birth
Unknown
Est. Birth Year
Age at Death
20
Death Record
Date of Death
Cause code
KIA 14,778
Killed in action
Cause of Death
Killed in action, 7 crew (1 RAFVR), crashed in Warsaw Central Square when wing struck roof top during supply drop to Polish Home Army Partisans, in Warsaw, Poland, in Liberator B24J Mk VI #KG836
Military Service
Location
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Locality
Unknown
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Notes
Son of Alexander and Mina Gordon Pitt, of Salisbury, Southern Rhodesia. Born Sea Point, Cape Province. An insurance clerk. His brother W. G. A. Pitt also died on service.
Research notes
5 Sep 2026: Unit "31 Squadron" (a squadron, SAAF's regiment-equivalent) promoted to Regiment, per John's decision. Corps (South African Air Force) unchanged.
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