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Son of George Wellington and Rita (nee Strahmayer) McGill of Toronto, Ontario.
Spouse of Elizabeth Louise (nee Goodman) McGill and father of Peter Edward of Toronto, Ontario.
Flight Lieutenant McGill was a student of the
University of Toronto 1936-1938.
Flight Lieutenant McGill was taken Prisoner of War in January 1942 after bailing out from his Wellington aircraft. He was one of six Canadian airmen shot after being recaptured during an escape from Stalag Luft 3.
1939-45 Star, Air Crew Europe Star, Canadian Volunteer Service Medal and Bar, War Medal 1939-45, Mentioned in despatches
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Flight Lieutenant George Edward McGill
Digital gallery of
Flight Lieutenant George Edward McGill
Submitted for the project, Operation: Picture Me
Digital gallery of
Flight Lieutenant George Edward McGill
Memorialized on the pages of the Globe and Mail. Submitted for the project, Operation Picture Me
Digital gallery of
Flight Lieutenant George Edward McGill
Memorialized on the pages of the Globe and Mail. Submitted for the project, Operation Picture Me
Digital gallery of
Flight Lieutenant George Edward McGill
Memorialized on the pages of the Globe and Mail. Submitted for the project, Operation Picture Me
Digital gallery of
Flight Lieutenant George Edward McGill
Memorialized on the pages of the Globe and Mail. Submitted for the project, Operation Picture Me
Digital gallery of
Flight Lieutenant George Edward McGill
Memorial Stone - Stalag Luft III, Zagan, Poland … photo courtesy of Marg Liessens
Digital gallery of
Flight Lieutenant George Edward McGill
Memorial Garden - The plaque under the cross reads "Erected by the Prisoners of War of the allied air forces in honoured memory of their comrades who died at Stalag Luft 3 during the war AD 1939-1945 Per Ardua ad Astra" ... Stalag Luft III, Zagan, Poland … photo courtesy of Marg Liessens
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Flight Lieutenant George Edward McGill
Near the exit of Tunnel Harry - Stalag Luft III, Zagan, Poland … photo courtesy of Marg Liessens
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Flight Lieutenant George Edward McGill
Entrance to Harry - Stalag Luft III, Zagan, Poland … photo courtesy of Marg Liessens
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Flight Lieutenant George Edward McGill
The Canadians - Stalag Luft III, Zagan, Poland … photo courtesy of Marg Liessens
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Flight Lieutenant George Edward McGill
Memorial - Stalag Luft III, Zagan, Poland … photo courtesy of Marg Liessens
Digital gallery of
Flight Lieutenant George Edward McGill
George Edward McGill (The Great Escape) This article appeared in the Toronto Star March 20th 1943. He was murdered on March 31st 1944 for escaping from Stalag Luft 3. Submitted for the project, Operation Picture Me
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Flight Lieutenant George Edward McGill
George Edward McGill (The Great Escape) This article appeared in the Toronto Star March 20th 1943. He was murdered on March 31st 1944 for escaping from Stalag Luft 3. Submitted for the project, Operation Picture Me
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Flight Lieutenant George Edward McGill
Flight Lieutenant George Edward McGill is also commemorated on the Bomber Command Memorial Wall in Nanton, AB … photo courtesy of Marg Liessens
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Flight Lieutenant George Edward McGill
Father J P Lardie's comments as inscribed on the Bomber Command Memorial Wall in Nanton, AB … photo courtesy of Marg Liessens
Digital gallery of
Flight Lieutenant George Edward McGill
Flight Lieutenant George Edward McGill is also commemorated on the Bomber Command Memorial Wall in Nanton, AB … photo courtesy of Marg Liessens
Digital gallery of
Flight Lieutenant George Edward McGill
Submitted for the project, Operation Picture Me
Digital gallery of
Flight Lieutenant George Edward McGill
Submitted for the project, Operation Picture Me
Digital gallery of
Flight Lieutenant George Edward McGill
Submitted for the project Operation Picture Me
Digital gallery of
Flight Lieutenant George Edward McGill
Submitted for the project Operation Picture Me
Digital gallery of
Flight Lieutenant George Edward McGill
Submitted for the project Operation Picture Me
Digital gallery of
Flight Lieutenant George Edward McGill
Submitted for the project Operation Picture Me
Digital gallery of
Flight Lieutenant George Edward McGill
Submitted for the project Operation Picture Me
Digital gallery of
Flight Lieutenant George Edward McGill
Submitted for the project Operation Picture Me
Digital gallery of
Flight Lieutenant George Edward McGill
Submitted for the project Operation Picture Me
Digital gallery of
Flight Lieutenant George Edward McGill
Submitted for the project Operation Picture Me
Digital gallery of
Flight Lieutenant George Edward McGill
Submitted for the project Operation Picture Me
Digital gallery of
Flight Lieutenant George Edward McGill
Submitted for the project Operation Picture Me
Digital gallery of
Flight Lieutenant George Edward McGill
Submitted for the project Operation Picture Me
Digital gallery of
Flight Lieutenant George Edward McGill
Submitted for the project Operation Picture Me
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Flight Lieutenant George Edward McGill
From the Toronto Star January 1942. Submitted for the project Operation Picture Me
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Flight Lieutenant George Edward McGill
From the Toronto Star August 1942. Submitted for the project Operation Picture Me
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Flight Lieutenant George Edward McGill
From the Toronto Star May 1944. Submitted for the project Operation Picture Me.
Digital gallery of
Flight Lieutenant George Edward McGill
From the Toronto Star May 1944. Submitted for the project Operation Picture Me.
Digital gallery of
Flight Lieutenant George Edward McGill
From the Toronto Star May 1944. Submitted for the project Operation Picture Me.
Digital gallery of
Flight Lieutenant George Edward McGill
From the Toronto Star May 1944. Submitted for the project Operation Picture Me.
Digital gallery of
Flight Lieutenant George Edward McGill
From the Toronto Star May 1944. Submitted for the project Operation Picture Me.
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Flight Lieutenant George Edward McGill
From the Toronto Telegram January 1942. Submitted for the project Operation Picture Me
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Flight Lieutenant George Edward McGill
From the Toronto Telegram February 1942. Submitted for the project Operation Picture Me
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Flight Lieutenant George Edward McGill
From the Toronto Telegram May 1944. Submitted for the project Operation Picture Me
Digital gallery of
Flight Lieutenant George Edward McGill
From the Toronto Telegram 1944. Submitted for the project Operation Picture Me
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Flight Lieutenant George Edward McGill
From the Toronto Telegram 1944. Submitted for the project Operation Picture Me
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Flight Lieutenant George Edward McGill
From the Owen Sound Sun Times May 1944. Submitted for the project Operation Picture Me
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Flight Lieutenant George Edward McGill
From the Hamilton Spectator c.1942. Submitted for the project Operation Picture Me
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Submitted for the project, Operation: Picture Me
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Memorialized on the pages of the Globe and Mail. Submitted for the project, Operation Picture Me
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Memorialized on the pages of the Globe and Mail. Submitted for the project, Operation Picture Me
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Memorialized on the pages of the Globe and Mail. Submitted for the project, Operation Picture Me
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Memorialized on the pages of the Globe and Mail. Submitted for the project, Operation Picture Me
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Memorial Stone - Stalag Luft III, Zagan, Poland … photo courtesy of Marg Liessens
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Memorial Garden - The plaque under the cross reads "Erected by the Prisoners of War of the allied air forces in honoured memory of their comrades who died at Stalag Luft 3 during the war AD 1939-1945 Per Ardua ad Astra" ... Stalag Luft III, Zagan, Poland … photo courtesy of Marg Liessens
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Near the exit of Tunnel Harry - Stalag Luft III, Zagan, Poland … photo courtesy of Marg Liessens
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Entrance to Harry - Stalag Luft III, Zagan, Poland … photo courtesy of Marg Liessens
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The Canadians - Stalag Luft III, Zagan, Poland … photo courtesy of Marg Liessens
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Memorial - Stalag Luft III, Zagan, Poland … photo courtesy of Marg Liessens
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George Edward McGill (The Great Escape) This article appeared in the Toronto Star March 20th 1943. He was murdered on March 31st 1944 for escaping from Stalag Luft 3. Submitted for the project, Operation Picture Me
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George Edward McGill (The Great Escape) This article appeared in the Toronto Star March 20th 1943. He was murdered on March 31st 1944 for escaping from Stalag Luft 3. Submitted for the project, Operation Picture Me
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Flight Lieutenant George Edward McGill is also commemorated on the Bomber Command Memorial Wall in Nanton, AB … photo courtesy of Marg Liessens
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Father J P Lardie's comments as inscribed on the Bomber Command Memorial Wall in Nanton, AB … photo courtesy of Marg Liessens
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Flight Lieutenant George Edward McGill is also commemorated on the Bomber Command Memorial Wall in Nanton, AB … photo courtesy of Marg Liessens
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Submitted for the project, Operation Picture Me
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Submitted for the project, Operation Picture Me
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Submitted for the project Operation Picture Me
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Submitted for the project Operation Picture Me
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Submitted for the project Operation Picture Me
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Submitted for the project Operation Picture Me
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Submitted for the project Operation Picture Me
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Submitted for the project Operation Picture Me
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Submitted for the project Operation Picture Me
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Submitted for the project Operation Picture Me
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Submitted for the project Operation Picture Me
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Submitted for the project Operation Picture Me
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Submitted for the project Operation Picture Me
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Submitted for the project Operation Picture Me
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From the Toronto Star January 1942. Submitted for the project Operation Picture Me
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From the Toronto Star August 1942. Submitted for the project Operation Picture Me
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From the Toronto Star May 1944. Submitted for the project Operation Picture Me.
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From the Toronto Star May 1944. Submitted for the project Operation Picture Me.
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From the Toronto Star May 1944. Submitted for the project Operation Picture Me.
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From the Toronto Star May 1944. Submitted for the project Operation Picture Me.
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From the Toronto Star May 1944. Submitted for the project Operation Picture Me.
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From the Toronto Telegram January 1942. Submitted for the project Operation Picture Me
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From the Toronto Telegram February 1942. Submitted for the project Operation Picture Me
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From the Toronto Telegram May 1944. Submitted for the project Operation Picture Me
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From the Toronto Telegram 1944. Submitted for the project Operation Picture Me
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From the Toronto Telegram 1944. Submitted for the project Operation Picture Me
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From the Owen Sound Sun Times May 1944. Submitted for the project Operation Picture Me
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From the Hamilton Spectator c.1942. Submitted for the project Operation Picture Me
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Commemorated on:
Page 386 of the Second World War Book of Remembrance.
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