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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

WILLIAM GERALD F/O(AG) J86774//R82681. From Ottawa, Ontario. Killed in Action Jan 6/45 age 21. #431 Iroquois Squadron (The Hatiten Ronteriios). Target - Hanover, Germany. Please see F/L G.R. Pool D.F.0 for casualty list and flight detail. Flying Officer Air Gunner Gillissie has no known grave, his name is inscribed on the Runnymede War Memorial, Englefield Green, Egham, Surrey, England.

AUBREY LAWRENCE F/O(AG) J10168. From Cornwall, Ontario. Killed in Action Oct 1/42. #102 Ceylon Squadron (Tentate Et Perficite). Halifax aircraft was shot down at Friedenshugel, Flensburg, Germany during operations over enemy territory. Seven RAF members of the crew, FSs P.C. Cato, R. Mathews, Sgts J.S. James, GA. McIntyre, R.L. Milbank, F.J. Robinson, and F. Tooth were also killed. There were two pilots on board for this trip. Flying Officer Air Gunner MacGillivray was buried at Friedenshugel, exhumed, and reburied in the Kiel War Cemetery, Schleswig-Holstein, Germany.

DELMER RONALD F/O(P) J24978//R157933. From Vancouver, British Columbia. Killed in Action Mar 24/45. #298 Squadron. Halifax aircraft #NA 311 crashed seven miles south-east of BochoIt, Germany. The aircraft had been dropping airborne forces at the Rhine crossing north of Wessel, Germany. WO J.E. Bunn and four of the crew, not Canadians, were also killed. Flying Officer Pilot McGillivray was buried near the crash site, exhumed, and reinterred in the Reichswald Forest War Cemetery, Kleve, Germany.

D.R. J15111. The operation was over the Cotentin Peninsula, not the Constentin Peninsula. Detail provided by A. E. Barnard, Burlington, On.

E.B. R133826. Liberator aircraft FL 926 failed to return from a photo reconnaissance trip over Nicobar Island in the Andaman Sea. F/O.s C. Hamann, W.A. Wallace and five RAF members of the crew FS.s H.R. Crust, T. Lecky, Sgt.s C.R. MacGregor, R. Morgan. and F/O. H.P. Willson were also killed.

N.M. R97720. The emergency aerodrome was at Woodbridge, Suffolk not Sussex. Halifax aircraft LL 115 (NF-A) was returning from a special operation over France and encountered adverse weather conditions. The aircraft struck some trees and crashed at Capel Green near the emergency aerodrome at Woodbridge, Suffolk, England. FS. J.G. Watson (RAF), Sgt. H. King (RAF), G. Osborne (RAF), and J.R. Hoddinott (RAF) were also killed. One RAAF and two RAF members of the crew were injured. Correction provided by A. E. Barnard, Burlington, On.

H. L. R64935. - GILL, FS Harry Lewis, (R64935) - 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 OTIJ. 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.

CRAIG EDWARD P/O(BA) J85248//R146838. From Toronto, Ontario. Killed in Action Nov 19/43 age 23. #431 Iroquois Squadron (The Hatiten Ronteriios). Target - Ludwigshafen, Germany. Please see Carefoot G.O. for casualty list and flight detail. Pilot Officer Bomb Aimer McGillivray is buried in the Brookwood Military Cemetery, Woking, Surrey, England.