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ARTHUR CLARENCE P/O(BA) J90365//R157074. From Warren, Manitoba. Killed in Action May 25/44 age 22. #192 Squadron. Target - Aachen, Germany. Please see P/O E.P. Sabine for casualty list and flight detail. Pilot Officer Bomb Aimer MacGillivray was buried at St. Trond, Belgium, exhumed, and reinterred in the War Cemetery, Heverlee, Brabant, Belgium.
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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.
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DONALD DUNCAN SGT(WAG) R139766. From Silver Park, Saskatchewan. Killed Apr 13/43 age 29. #32 Operational Training Unit, Patricia Bay, British Columbia. Hampden aircraft #AN 121 had just completed a low level bombing training run when it turned over on its back and entered the water upside down in the sea off Cowichan Head, Vancouver Island. P/O J.S. Peterkin (RAF) and Sgt R.T. Barrow (RAAF) were also killed. Sergeant Wireless Operator Air Gunner MacGillivray is buried in the Silver Park Cemetery, Silver Park, Saskatchewan.
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JOHN CAMPBELL P/O(P) J19277. From Dalkeith, Ontario. Killed in Action Jan 20/44 age 22. #57 Squadron (Corpus Non Animum Muto). Lancaster aircraft #JB 419 missing during night operations, an attack on Berlin, Germany. Six of the crew, not Canadians, missing believed killed. Pilot Officer Pilot MacGillivray is buried in the Berlin War Cemetery, Charlottenburg, Germany.
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JOHN JAMES FS(BA) R143002. From Vancouver, British Columbia. Killed Nov 24/43 age 23. #1658 Conversion Unit. Halifax aircraft #JB 926 crashed in the night at Agra Moor, Yorkshire. Six of the crew, not Canadians, were also killed. Flight Sergeant Bomb Aimer MacGillivray is buried in the Stonefall Cemetery, Wetherby Road, Harrogate, Yorkshire, England.
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RALPH NORTHCLIFF P/O(N) J19367. From Antigonish, Nova Scotia. Killed Mar 20/44 age 23. #82 Operational Training Unit, RAF Station, Silverstone, England. The crew of Wellington aircraft #LN 181 were engaged in a night exercise when they crashed at Yardley, Gobin, Northampshire, England. F/Os C.R. Floyd, M.L. Fullerton, W.J. Mohring, R.F. Calnan, D.L. Jacobs, P/O N.C. Millen, and Sgt L.H. Johnston were also killed. Pilot Officer Navigator MacGillivray is buried in the Brookwood Military Cemetery, Woking, Surrey, England.
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ROBERT P/O(WAG) J86061//R139752. From Silver Park, Saskatchewan. Killed in Action Feb 8/44 age 20. #415 Swordfish Squadron (Ad Metam). Wellington aircraft ditched. Please see Hanson E. for casualty list and flight detail. Pilot Officer Wireless Operator Air Gunner MacGillivray has no known grave, his name is inscribed on the Runnymede War Memorial, Englefield Green, Egham, Surrey, England.
MAGILL
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JOHN GEORGE HENRY P/O(P) J86399//R136437. From Toronto, Ontario. Killed in Action May 11/44 age 24. #11 Squadron (Octores Acrioresque Aquilis). P/O Magill made a crash landing after strafing enemy positions three miles north-east of Kohima, Assam. He was killed when his Hurricane aircraft #LD 185 overturned. Pilot Officer Pilot Magill was buried in the Military Cemetery at Dirnapur, Assam, exhumed, and reinterred in the Imphal Military Cemetery, Imphal, India.
MAGILL
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THOMAS ELDON P/O(P) J85833//R130166. From Garson, Ontario. Killed in Action Jul 29/44 age 26. #428 Ghost Squadron (Usque Ad Finem). Target - Hamburg, Germany. Please see Urquhart J.A. for casualty list and flight detail. Pilot Officer Pilot Magill has no known grave, his name is inscribed on the Runnymede War Memorial, Englefield Green, Egham, Surrey, England.
MCGILL
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EDMUND THOMAS FS(WAG) R58817. From Winnipeg, Manitoba. Killed in Action Jun 9/42 age 27. #405 City of Vancouver Squadron (Ducimus). Target - Essen, Germany. Please see Pethybridge W.J. for casualty list and flight detail. Flight Sergeant Wireless Operator Air Gunner McGill was buried in the Military Cemetery at Cologne, Germany, exhumed, and reburied in the War Cemetery at Rheinberg, Germany.
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GEORGE EDWARD F/L(OB) J5312. From Toronto, Ontario. Killed in Action Mar 25/44 age 25. #103 Squadron (Noli Me Tangere). Wellington aircraft #Z 1142 was enroute to the target on January 10, 1942 when it was hit in the bomb bay and caught on fire. The pilot ordered the crew to bail out a few miles west of the target and the fire was extinguished about ten minutes later by the second pilot. F/L McGill was taken Prisoner of War and imprisoned in Stalag Luft 9A. He was one of six Canadians shot by the Gestapo in an attempted escape from Stalag Luft 3. Please see Wiley G.W. for list of those Canadians shot. Flight Lieutenant Observer McGill is buried in the Old Garrison Cemetery at Poznan, Poland.
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JACK LAURIE F/O(P) J24400. From London, Ontario. Killed in Action Mar 24/44 age 27. #166 Squadron (Tenacity). Target - Berlin, Germany. Please see F/O E.J. Underhill for casualty list and flight detail. Flying Officer Pilot McGill was buried at Treunbrietzen, exhumed, and reinterred in the Berlin War Cemetery, Charlottenburg, Germany.
MCGILL
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JOHN LEROY WO2(AG) R111241. From Centerville, Ontario. Killed in Action Jul 8/43 age 20. #70 Squadron (Usquam). Wellington aircraft #HF 752 failed to return from operations. FS L.L. Bernthal (RAF), Sgts D.H. Cockram (RAF), R. Hobby (RAF), and Ky. Pike (RAF) were also killed. Warrant Officer Class II Air Gunner McGill has no known grave, his name is inscribed on the Alamein War Memorial, Egypt.
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ROBERT SMITH F/O(N) J25551. From Paisley, Ontario. Killed in Action May 13/44 age 21. #104 Squadron (Strike Hard). Wellington aircraft #MF 238 failed to return from a raid against Port Ferrajo, Italy. Sgts W.R. Banner (RAF) and J. Mawer (RAF) were also killed. Two of the crew, not Canadians, missing believed killed. Flying Officer Navigator McGill has no known grave, his name is inscribed on the Malta War Memorial, Malta.
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PAUL CLARK P/O(013) J15647. From Toronto, Ontario. Killed in Action Aug 21/42 age 24. #418 City of Edmonton Squadron. P/O McGillicuddy lost his life when his Boston aircraft was shot down and crashed in the sea off Dieppe, France. Pilot Officer Observer McGillicuddy is buried in the Cemetery at Littlehampton, Sussex, England.
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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.
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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.
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EARL LEWIS SGT R61819 - aero engine mechanic. From Central Butte, Saskatchewan. Killed Nov 29/42 age 21. #405 City of Vancouver Squadron (Ducimus). Halifax aircraft crashed. Please see Stanley M.J. for casualty list and flight detail. Sergeant McGillivray is buried in the Dishforth Cemetery, Yorkshire, England.
GILL
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D.R. J15111. The operation was over the Cotentin Peninsula, not the Constentin Peninsula. Detail provided by A. E. Barnard, Burlington, On.
GILLANDER
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D.S. R134421. The aircraft crashed at Arlesey, not Arlesley. Detail provided by A E. Barnard, Burlington, On.
GILLESPIE
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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.
GILLIES
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A.S. R200515. The aircraft crashed at Ravensthorpe, not Rotherthorpe. Detail provided by A.E. Barnard, Burlington, On.
GILLIES
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J.K R146737. The aircraft crashed at Blackshaw, not Black Show. Detail provided by A. E. Barnard, Burlington, On.
GILLIN
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J.W. R89875. Six RAF members of the crew, Sgt.s H.G.V. Read, R.W. Bettinson, P.A.U. Goodyear, R. Burnett, F/O.s J.G. Millar A.F.M., and G. Lockie were also killed.
GILLIS
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A.J. J87041. Lancaster aircraft ND 410 (PH-Y) crashed in the water close to Grevelingen (Zealand) during night operations against Leipzig, Germany. P/O.s P.D. Wright (RAF), E. Travers-Clarke (RAF), Sgt.s E. Roe (RAF), B.G. White (RAF), T. White (RAF), FS.s B.A. Stratton (RAF), and A.J. Gillis were all killed.
GILLIS
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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.
MACGILLIVRAY
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R.N. J19367. The aircraft crashed at Yardley Gobion, not Yardley, Gobin. Detail provided by F. McAfee, Regina, Sk.
GILL
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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.
LANGILLE
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GEORGE EUGENE F/O(P) J85756//R34598. From St. John, New Brunswick. Killed In Action Nov.25/44 age 22. #193 Squadron (Aera Et Terram lmperare). F/O. Langille was attacking enemy transport when his Typhoon aircraft # MN 912 was hit by flak and then crashed in flames six miles east of Amersfoort, Holland. Flying Officer Pilot Langille is buried at Putten General Cemetery, Gelderland, Holland.