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Son of Francis and Florence Gilmore of Toronto, Ontario.
Brother of Edward Gerard Gilmore who was killed in action on April 5, 1943 while serving with the Royal Canadian Air Force.
Digital gallery of Flying Officer Francis Ormond Gilmore
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Flying Officer Francis Ormond Gilmore
The memorial at De La Salle College (Oaklands) Toronto to the former students killed in the Second World War
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Flying Officer Francis Ormond Gilmore
The Toronto Star April 17, 1945, page 4
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Flying Officer Francis Ormond Gilmore
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Flying Officer Francis Ormond Gilmore
RCAF letter to father re the loss of his two sons, Francis and Edward Gilmore.
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Flying Officer Francis Ormond Gilmore
Minutes of investigation into loss of aircraft with names of crew.
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Flying Officer Francis Ormond Gilmore
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
Flying Officer Francis Ormond Gilmore
Flying Officer Francis Ormond Gilmore is also commemorated on the Bomber Command Memorial Wall in Nanton, AB … photo courtesy of Marg Liessens
Digital gallery of
Flying Officer Francis Ormond Gilmore
Flying Officer Francis Ormond Gilmore is also commemorated on the Bomber Command Memorial Wall in Nanton, AB … photo courtesy of Marg Liessens
Digital gallery of
Flying Officer Francis Ormond Gilmore
Submitted for the project, Operation Picture Me
Digital gallery of
Flying Officer Francis Ormond Gilmore
Submitted for the project, Operation Picture Me
Digital gallery of
Flying Officer Francis Ormond Gilmore
This framed calligraphed scroll hangs in the St. Thomas Aquinas Church at the Newman Centre for Catholic Life on Campus. "For King and Country Members of Newman Club of the University of Toronto Who Have Volunteered for Active Service with Canada's Fighting Forces".
Digital gallery of
Flying Officer Francis Ormond Gilmore
Remembering brothers lost … Brothers In Arms Memorial, Zonnebeke, BE … photo courtesy of Marg Liessens … May 2022
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The memorial at De La Salle College (Oaklands) Toronto to the former students killed in the Second World War
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The Toronto Star April 17, 1945, page 4
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RCAF letter to father re the loss of his two sons, Francis and Edward Gilmore.
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Minutes of investigation into loss of aircraft with names of crew.
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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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Flying Officer Francis Ormond Gilmore is also commemorated on the Bomber Command Memorial Wall in Nanton, AB … photo courtesy of Marg Liessens
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Flying Officer Francis Ormond Gilmore 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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This framed calligraphed scroll hangs in the St. Thomas Aquinas Church at the Newman Centre for Catholic Life on Campus. "For King and Country Members of Newman Club of the University of Toronto Who Have Volunteered for Active Service with Canada's Fighting Forces".
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Remembering brothers lost … Brothers In Arms Memorial, Zonnebeke, BE … photo courtesy of Marg Liessens … May 2022
In the Books of Remembrance
Commemorated on:
Page 316 of the Second World War Book of Remembrance.
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CREIL COMMUNAL CEMETERY Oise, France
Creil is a town 32 kilometres south-east of Beauvais and 44 kilometres north of Paris. The CREIL COMMUNAL CEMETERY lies on the south side of the town on the Rue de Fauborg de Paris.
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