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ARTHUR TAYLOR P/O(P) J85996. From Calgary, Alberta. Killed Jun 8/44 age 29. #1666 Heavy Conversion Unit. Halifax aircraft crashed. Please see F/O W.B. Hawkins for casualty list and flight detail. Pilot Officer Pilot Gill is buried in the Stonefall Cemetery, Wetherby Road, Harrogate, Yorkshire, England.
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DONALD ROSS F/O(P) J15111. From Cranbrook, British Columbia. Killed in Action Nov 7/42 age 27. #263 Squadron (Ex Ungue Leonem). F/O Gill lost his life when his Whirlwind aircraft was shot down six miles east of Cherbourg during a Rhubarb operation over the Constentin Peninsula, France. Flying Officer Pilot Gill is buried in the Old Communal Cemetery, Cherbourg, Manche, France.
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DOUGLAS ROY SGT(WAG) R87580. From Ladysmith, British Columbia. Killed Oct 25/41 age 22. #31 Operational Training Unit, Debert, Nova Scotia. Hudson aircraft crashed. Please see Nowosad A. for casualty list and flight detail. Sergeant Wireless Operator Air Gunner Gill is buried in the General Cemetery, Ladysmith, British Columbia.
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HAROLD JOHN SGT(AG) 652637 - Royal Air Force. From Sudbury, Ontario. Killed in Action Jul 3/42 age 30. #10 Squadron (Rem Acu Tangere). Halifax aircraft failed to return from operations. Six of the crew, not Canadians, missing believed killed. Sergeant Air Gunner Gill has no known grave, his name is inscribed on the Runnymede War Memorial, Englefield Green, Egham, Surrey, England.
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HARRY LEWIS WO1(P) R64935 D.F.M. From South Devon, York County, New Brunswick. Killed in Action Jan 17/43 age 20. #607 County of Durham Squadron. WO Gill was flying his Hurricane aircraft at 10,000 feet when it went into a dive and crashed two hundred miles east of Calcutta at Fenni, presumed enemy action. Warrant Officer Class I Pilot Gill is buried in the Maynamati War Cemetery, Comilla, Pakistan. Addendum: - Distinguished Flying Medal - No.607 Squadron - Award effective 17 March 1942 as per London Gazette dated 17 March 1943 and AFRO 611/42 dated 24 April 1942. Born in South Devon, New Brunswick, 1922; home there (labourer). Enlisted in Moncton, 22 August 1940. Trained at No.1 ITS and No.11 EFTS. Graduated from No.2 SFTS, 10 April 1941. Arrived in UK, 24 April 1941 and further trained at No.55 OTU. The citation reads - "Since joining the squadron in July 1941, this airman has carried out several offensive fighter patrols over enemy territory both by day and by night. Targets attacked included power stations, large concentration distilleries and factories. On one occasion Flight Sergeant Gill sighted two of our aircraft which had been forced down onto the sea and remained over them until driven off by a formation of enemy fighters. On 12th February 1942 this airman participated in operations against a German battleship and their escorts and pressed home his attack with great determination in the face of fierce enemy opposition. He damaged at least one enemy motor vessel and one enemy aircraft. This airman has always displayed initiative and keenness and has proved himself to be an inspiration to his fellow pilots." Detail provided by H. Halliday, Orleans, Ontario.
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JOHN DAVIDSON FS(P) R62821. From Riverbend, Quebec. Killed in Action Sep 5/42 age 21. #101 Squadron (Mons Agitat Molem). Wellington aircraft lost. Please see FS J.N. Tapp for casualty list and flight detail. Flight Sergeant Pilot Gill has no known grave, his name is inscribed on the Runnymede War Memorial, Englefield Green, Egham, Surrey, England.
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MAXWELL HARRY P/O(P) 179038 - Royal Air Force. From St. John's, Newfoundland. Killed in Action Jul 17/44 age 22. #108 Squadron (Viribus Contractis). Beaufighter aircraft failed to return from operations. The navigator, P/O K.R.E. Spencer (RAF) was also killed. Pilot Officer Pilot Gill has no known grave, his name is inscribed on the Malta War Memorial, Malta.
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WALTER WO1 (WAG) R142701. From Round Hill, Alberta. Killed in Action Mar 14/45 age 23. #4 Operational Training Unit. Sunderland aircraft missing. Please see Sivell E.W. for casualty list and flight detail. Warrant Officer Class I Wireless Operator Air Gunner Gill has no known grave, his name is inscribed on the Runnymede War Memorial, Englefield Green, Egham, Surrey, England.
GILLANDER
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DAVID STUART WO2(WAG) R134421. From Elva, Manitoba. Killed Mar 28/44 age 35. #161 Squadron. Hudson aircraft #N 7221 crashed at Arlesley, Bedfordshire, England. Three RAF crew members were also killed. Warrant Officer Class II Wireless Operator Air Gunner Gillander is buried in the Brookwood Military Cemetery, Woking, Surrey, England.
GILLANDERS
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ROBERT EDWARD P/O(WAG) J89725//R165374. From Toronto, Ontario. Killed in Action Feb 20/44 age 23. #431 Iroquois Squadron (The Hatiten Ronteriios). Target - Leipzig, Germany. Please see Sonshine M. for casualty list and flight detail. Pilot Officer Wireless Operator Air Gunner Gillenders is buried in the Berlin War Cemetery, Charlottenburg, Germany.
GILLAP
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ALBERT FEENEY AC2 R145730. From Dunnville, Ontario. Died on Dec 29/41 age 22. #1 Manning Depot, Toronto, Ontario. Death by natural causes while on parade. AirCraftman Second Class Gillap is buried in the Riverside Cemetery at Dunnville, Ontario.
GILLARD
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CHARLES P/O(P) J3109. From Vancouver, British Columbia. Killed Mar 12/41 age 25. #8 Service Flying Training School, Moncton, New Brunswick. Two Anson aircraft crashed. Please see LAC E.H. Williams for casualty list and flight detail. Pilot Officer Pilot Gillard is buried in the Masonic Cemetery at Vancouver, British Columbia.
GILLATT
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WILLIAM HERBERT SGT(AG) R98982. From Lilac, Saskatchewan. Killed in Action Feb 6/44 age 22. #116 Bomber Reconnaissance Squadron, Gander, Newfoundland. Canso aircraft lost. Please see Forth R.K. for casualty list and flight detail. Sergeant Air Gunner Gillatt has no known grave, his name is inscribed on the Ottawa War Memorial, Ottawa, Ontario.
GILLEN
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WILLIAM ALBERT FS(AG) R135059. From Rumford, Rhode Island, U.S.A. Killed in Action Jan 9/43 age 23. #57 Squadron (Corpus Non Animum Muto). Lancaster aircraft #ED 319 lost during operations. Sgt V.J. Donaldson (RAF) was also killed. Five of the crew, not Canadians, missing believed killed. Flight Sergeant Air Gunner Gillen is buried in the Oud Leusden General Cemetery, Amersfoort, Utrecht, Holland.
GILLENDER
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HUNTER FS(AG) R192634. From Vancouver, British Columbia. Killed in Action Mar 12/45 age 21. #106 Squadron (Pro Libertate). Lancaster aircraft #RA 508 failed to return from a daylight trip to Dortmund, Germany. Six of the crew, not Canadians, missing believed killed. Flight Sergeant Air Gunner Gillender has no known grave, his name is inscribed on the Runnymede War Memorial, Englefield Green, Egham, Surrey, England.
GILLESPIE
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EDWARD BRUCE FS(WAG) R133826. From Winnipeg, Manitoba. Killed in Action Oct 26/43 age 22. #160 Burma Squadron (Api Soya Paragasamu). Liberator aircraft lost. Please see F/O W.A. Wallace for casualty list and other detail. Flight Sergeant Wireless Operator Air Gunner Gillespie has no known grave, his name is inscribed on the Singapore War Memorial, Malaya.
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EDWARD WILLIAM P/O(P) J7764//R53006. From Kansas City, U.S.A. Killed in Action May 9/42 age 20. #501 County of Gloucester Squadron (Nil Time). P/O Gillespie was the pilot of Spitfire aircraft #W 3845 and failed to return from a cross-channel sweep. He had been slightly injured on October 9, 1941 when in an automobile accident while stationed at #9 SFTS, Summerside, Prince Edward Island. Pilot Officer Pilot Gillespie has no known grave, his name is inscribed on the Runnymede War Memorial, Englefield Green, Egham, Surrey, England.
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HUGH GORDON FS(WAG) R95484. From Port Coquitlam, British Columbia. Died Nov 14/42 age 31. #405 City of Vancouver Squadron (Ducimus). The mid-upper gunner accidentally fired one or more rounds through the fuselage of the aircraft on November 6, 1942 striking Sgt Gillespie. He died of his injuries on November 14 while in the Royal Infirmary, Truro, Cornwall. Flight Sergeant Wireless Operator Air Gunner Gillespie is buried in the St. Columb Major Cemetery, St. Columb, Cornwall, England.
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IAN GEORGE F/O(P) J14698. From Victoria, British Columbia. Killed in Action Dec 22/43 age 20. #404 Buffalo Squadron (Ready To Fight). Beaufighter aircraft lost during a Rover patrol to Lister on the Norwegian coast. The RAF navigator was also killed. Flying Officer Pilot Gillespie has no known grave, his name is inscribed on the Runnymede War Memorial, Englefield Green, Egham, Surrey, England.
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JOHN SGT(FE) R56637, From Toronto, Ontario. Killed in Action Apr 27/43 age 24. #207 Squadron (Semper Paratus). Lancaster aircraft #0 4171 lost during operations. F/O B.P.M. Hyland (RAF), Sgts B.B. Jones (RAF), and LB. Jones (RAF) were also killed. Three others of the crew, not Canadians, misssing believed killed. Sergeant Flight Engineer Gillespie is buried in the Schoonselhof Cemetery, Antwerp, Wilrijk, Belgium.
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WILLIAM LEAMAN P/O(AG) J90090//R183721. From Thornbury, Ontario. Killed in Action Jul 18/44 age 28. #429 Bison Squadron (Fortunae Nihil). Bombs from an unidentified Halifax aircraft were seen to strike the tail of Halifax #LW 127 while it was over the target - Caen, France. F/O R.G. Ellis was also killed. Four Canadians, F/L G. Gardiner, F/O J.J. Brunet, WO F.A. McNiffe, and Sgt W.K. McGregor were taken Prisoners of War, one of the crew, not Canadian, missing believed killed. Pilot Officer Air Gunner Gillespie is buried in the Brefteville-Sur-Laize Canadian War Cemetery, France.
GILLESPIE
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WILLIAM RUSSELL LAC(P) R196278 - under training. From Winnipeg, Manitoba. Killed Mar 23/44 age 21. #8 Service Flying Training School, Weybum, Saskatchewan. Two Harvard aircraft crashed. Please see Hinton R.D. for casualty list and flight detail. Leading AirCraftman Pilot Gillespie is buried in the Elmwood Cemetery at Winnipeg, Manitoba.
GILLETTE
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ORWIN RENE F/O(P) J87190. From Oshawa, Ontario. Killed May 17/45 age 27. #1659 Heavy Conversion Unit. Halifax aircraft crashed. Please see Torbett A.F. for casualty list and flight detail. Flying Officer Pilot Gillette has no known grave, his name is inscribed on the Runnymede War Memorial, Englefield Green, Egham, Surrey, England.
GILLIES
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ALEXANDER SCOTT SGT(AG) R200515. From St. Catharines, Ontario. Killed Mar 30/44 age 20. #13 Operational Training Unit. Boston aircraft #BZ 288 crashed five miles north-west of Northampton, at Rotherthorpe, England. Three of the crew, not Canadians, missing believed killed. Sergeant Air Gunner Gillies is buried in the Batley Cemetery, North Hinksey, Berkshire, England.
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DONALD JAMES FS(BA) R155552. From Blaine Lake, Saskatchewan. Killed Jul 3/43 age 23. #19 Operational Training Unit. Whitley aircraft crashed. Please see Sgt K.P. Gemmel for casualty list and flight detail. Flight Sergeant Bomb Aimer Galles is buried in the Kinloss Abbey Burial Ground, Morayshire, Scotland.
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GORDON MENHENNICK F/O(OB) J10175. From Hamilton, Ontario. Killed in Action Oct 1/42 age 23. #78 Squadron (Nemo Non Paratus). Target - Freidenshugel, Germany. Please see FS T.E. Turpin for casualty list and flight detail. Flying Officer Observer Gillies was buried at Friedenshugel, Germany, exhumed, and reburied in the Kiel War Cemetery, Schleswig-Holstein, Germany.
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JAMES KENNEDY WO2(P) R146737. From Toronto, Ontario. Killed Apr 13/44 age 25. #10 Advanced Flying Unit. Anson aircraft #DJ 564 was engaged in low-flying practise when it crashed at Black Show Bank, Solway Firth. Two airmen, not Canadians, were also killed. Warrant Officer Class II Pilot Gillies is buried in the Troqueer New Burial Ground, Dumfries, Scotland.
GILLES
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JOHN ALEXANDER F/O(P) J24961. From Toronto, Ontario. Killed Apr 24/44 age 22. #425 Alouette Squadron (Je Te Plumerai). Halifax aircraft crashed. Please see P/O Richmond W. Smith for casualty list and flight detail. Flying Officer Pilot Gillies is buried in the Stonefall Cemetery, Wetherby Road, Harrogate, Yorkshire, England.
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KENNETH MALCOLMSON FS(N) R115910. From Prince Albert, Saskatchewan. Killed in Action Jun 1/43 age 21. #420 Snowy Owl Squadron (Pugnamus Finitum). Wellington aircraft lost. Please see Nicol J.C. for casualty list and flight detail. Flight Sergeant Navigator Gillies has no known grave, his name is inscribed on the Runnymede War Memorial, Engiefield Green, Egham, Surrey, England.
GILLIN
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JAMES WILLIAM WO2(N) R89875. From Brantford, Ontario. Killed in Action Jul 13/43 age 28. #49 Squadron (Cave Canem). Lancaster aircraft #ED 726 missing during night operations over Turin, Italy, presumed enemy action. Six of the crew, not Canadians, missing believed killed. This was WO Gillin's 26th mission. Warrant Officer Class II Navigator Gillin has no known grave, his name is inscribed on the Runnymede War Memorial, Englefield Green, Egham, Surrey, England.
GILLINGHAM
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JAMES DAVID NICOL F/O(N) J24231. From Vancouver, British Columbia. Killed Oct 30/44 age 28. #8 Air Observer School, Ancienne Lorette, Quebec. Anson aircraft crashed. Please see Robson J.T. for casualty list and flight detail. Flying Officer Navigator Gillingham is buried in the Burnsland Cemetery at Calgary, Alberta.
GILLINGS
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ALBERT EDWARD FS R115950. From Humboldt, Saskatchewan. Died Dec 29/44 age 48. Flight Sergeant Gillings is buried in the Soldiers' Plot in the Humboldt Cemetery, Humboldt, Saskatchewan.
GILLIS
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ANGUS JOSEPH P/O(BA) J87041//R151166. From Cobalt, Ontario. Killed in Action Feb20/44 age 21. #12 Squadron (Leads The Field). Lancaster aircraft #ND 410 was shot down in the sea near Dreischor during night operations against Leipzig, Germany. Six of the crew, not Canadians, missing believed killed. Pilot Officer Bomb Aimer Gillis is buried in the Canadian War Cemetery, Bergen-Op-Zoom, Holland.
GILLIS
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DAVID SGT(AG) 1025077 - Royal Air Force. From Moncton, New Brunswick. Killed in Action Jun 22/43 age 22. #90 Squadron (Celer). Stirling aircraft lost during a trip over enemy-held territory. Six of the crew, not Canadians, missing believed killed. Sergeant Air Gunner Gillis is buried in the Canadian War Cemetery, Bergen-OpZoom, Holland.
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FRANCIS DUNCAN F/O(P) J26797. From Sydney, Nova Scotia. Killed in Action Jul 6/45 age 28. #10 North Atlantic Squadron, Gander, Newfoundland. F/O Gillis was killed when his Liberator aircraft #595 crashed due to a jammed rudder. Flying Officer Pilot Gillis has no known grave, his name is inscribed on the Ottawa.War Memorial, Ottawa, Ontario.
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IVAN LLOYD GEORGE F/O(P) C1074 From Paradise, Annapolis County, Nova Scotia. Killed Jun 3/41 age 22. #11 Bomber and Reconnaissaince Squadron, Dartmouth, Nova Scotia. Hudson aircraft crashed. Please see Snow G.B. for casualty list and flight detail. Flying Officer Pilot Gillis is buried in the Riverside Cemetery, Lawrencetown, Nova Scotia.
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JOHN ARCHIBALD SGT(WAG) R104470. From Sydney, Nova Scotia. Killed in Action Apr 19/43. #31 Operational Training Unit, Debert, Nova Scotia. Hudson aircraft #AM 773 lost during a patrol. Sgts A. Langstaff (RAF), P.M. Burns (RAAF), and P/O J. Howard- Bangs (RAF) were also killed. Sergeant Wireless Operator Air Gunner Gillis has no known grave, his name is inscribed on the Ottawa War Memorial, Ottawa, Ontario.
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MALCOLM LAWRENCE MATTHEW F/O(P) J10624. From Cranbrook, British Columbia. Killed Oct 23/44 age 26. #1674 Heavy Conversion Unit. Halifax aircraft #JB 963 caught fire in the air and crashed one and one half mile south-east of Aldergrove, Northern Ireland. F/L D.E. Evans D.F.C. and two others of the crew, not Canadians, were also killed. Flying Officer Pilot Gillis is buried in the St. Catherine Church of Ireland Churchyard, Killead, County Antrim, Ireland.
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NORMAN MONTAGUE SGT(FE) R97720. From Burnaby, British Columbia. Killed in Action Dec 17/43 age 22. #138 Squadron (For Freedom). Halifax aircraft #LL 115 crashed at Capel Green near the emergency aerodrome at Woodbridge, Sussex, England. Three of the crew, not Canadians, were also killed. Sergeant Flight Engineer Gillis is buried in the Rushden Cemetery, Newton Road, Rushden, Northamptonshire, England.
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ROBERT KANE P/O(N) J92584//R176637. From Halifax, Nova Scotia. Killed Oct 25/44 age 22. #431 Iroquois Squadron (The Hatiten Ronteriios). Lancaster aircraft crashed. Please see P/O J.E. Schwerdfager for casualty list and flight detail. Pilot Officer Navigator Gillis is buried in the Brookwood Military Cemetery, Woking, Surrey, England.