Reginald “Rusty” Kierath (20 February 1915 – 29 March 1944) was an Australian Handley Page Hampden bomber pilot who was taken prisoner during the Second World War. He is notable for the part he took in the 'Great Escape' from Stalag Luft III in March 1944 and as one of the men recaptured and subsequently shot by the Gestapo.
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20 February 1915 Narromine, New South Wales, Australia
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29 March 1944 (aged 29) Jelenia Gora formerly Hirschberg
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