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Name	Keith Bruce Chisholm
Born	22 December, 1918 Petersham, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia
Died	23 August, 1991 (aged 72) New York, New York, United States of America
Cause of Death	liver dysfunction
Education *	Newington College (Sydney) (student, 1930-1937) University of Sydney (student, 1938-1940)
Occupation or Descriptor *	prisoner of war (Australian) (1941-1944) Overseas air force officer (1942-1946) Federal, Australia wool broker (1946-1983) Overseas
Military Service *	World War II (airforce officer)
Awards	Distinguished Flying Medal (recipient, 1941) Military Cross (recipient, 1945)

* Dates are approximate