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Military service
Service number:
J/10886
Age:
26
Rank:
Pilot Officer
Force:
Air Force
Unit/Regiment:
Royal Canadian Air Force
Division:
#19 Operational Training Unit
Birth:
November 21, 1915
Glasgow, Scotland
Enlistment:
May 21, 1941
Vancouver, British Columbia
Death:
August 21, 1942
Scotland
Burial/memorial information
Grave reference:
Grave 36. Row B.
Additional information
Son of George and Annie Gilmour, of Powell River, British Columbia. Husband of Ella Priscilla (nee Taylor) Gilmour and father of William. "Willy and Ella were married on April 6, 1942, and their honeymoon consisted of a train trip to Halifax to see him off to war. Willy was killed on August 21, 1942 while on an air force training flight in Scotland.' Vancouver Sun and/or The Province on 9/15/2007. Pilot Officer Gilmour is also commemorated on the North Vancouver Cenotaph.
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Kinloss Abbey Burial Ground
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Memorial
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Grave Marker
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Memorial
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Memorial
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Memorial
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Photo of WILLIAM GILMOUR
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Photo of WILLIAM GILMOUR
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Grave marker
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Wedding Photo
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Photo of WILLIAM GILMOUR
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Ceremony
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Letter
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Letter of recommendation
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Letter of recommendation
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Letter
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Letter
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Letter
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Letter of recommendation
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Photo of WILLIAM GILMOUR
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Memorial
My Uncle is John Llewelyn -
Newspaper clipping
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Pilot Officer William Gilmour
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Pilot Officer William Gilmour
Digital gallery of
Pilot Officer William Gilmour
Digital gallery of
Pilot Officer William Gilmour
Digital gallery of
Pilot Officer William Gilmour
Digital gallery of
Pilot Officer William Gilmour
Digital gallery of
Pilot Officer William Gilmour
Digital gallery of
Pilot Officer William Gilmour
Digital gallery of
Pilot Officer William Gilmour
In the Books of Remembrance
Commemorated on:
Page 76 of the Second World War Book of Remembrance.
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