Virtual
War Memorial
Australia

Flight Sergeant William Arnold (Bill) Burgum was the son of George and Ethel (Goldworthy) Burgum, and the grandson of Timothy Burgum, a blacksmith from Littledean, Gloucestershire, in England. The family emigrated to Queensland, Australia, in the early 1900's, settling in the small town of Maleny, not far from the Gold Gold Coast.

Bill was born at Childers, Queensland, Australia, on 30th June 1922. He would have been ten years old when his grandfather Timothy died. Bill's father George died at Maryborough, a few hours north of Maleny, in 1969

^{(Part extracted from John Williams book 'Just One Crew of Many'}