Canadian Virtual War Memorial
Gordon Menhennick Gillies
In memory of:
Flying Officer Gordon Menhennick Gillies
October 1, 1942
Military Service
J/10175
Air Force
Royal Canadian Air Force
78 (R.A.F.) Sqdn
Additional Information
Commemorated on Page 76 of the Second World War Book of Remembrance. Request a copy of this page. Download high resolution copy of this page.
Burial Information
KIEL WAR CEMETERY
Germany
2. G. 3.
Kiel lies 83 kilometres north of Hamburg. From Hamburg visitors should travel north on the Autoroute 7, following signs for Kiel. Leave the A7 at the junction with the A215, still following signs for Kiel. The A215 ends on the outskirts of Kiel. Turn left at the end of the A215 onto the Westring following signs for Olympiazentrum and Flensburg. After 4 kilometres, the Nord Freedhof town cemetery will be seen on the left hand side of the road. The Commission plot is located 100 metres from the main cemetery entrance. Visitors should note that this cemetery is restricted to normal cemetery opening hours.
Information courtesy of the Commonwealth War Graves Commission.
Digital Collection
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Memorial – 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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Memorial – Flying Officer Gordon Manhennick Gillies is also commemorated on the Bomber Command Memorial Wall in Nanton, AB … photo courtesy of Marg Liessens -
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Memorial – Flying Officer Gordon Manhennick Gillies is also commemorated on the Bomber Command Memorial Wall in Nanton, AB … photo courtesy of Marg Liessens -
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Newspaper clipping – From the Hamilton Spectator c. 1943. Submitted for the project Operation Picture Me -
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Newspaper clipping – From the Hamilton Spectator c.1943. Submitted for the project Operation Picture Me -
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Photo of Gordon Gillies – Submitted for the project, Operation: Picture Me -
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Photo of Gordon Gillies – Submitted for the project, Operation: Picture Me -
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Newspaper Clipping 2 – Source: Hamilton Spectator December 11, 1942 -
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Newspaper Clipping – Memorialized on the pages of the Globe and Mail. Submitted for the project, Operation Picture Me -
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Newspaper Clipping – Source: Hamilton Spectator December 11, 1942 -
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Newspaper Clipping – Memorialized on the pages of the Globe and Mail. Submitted for the project, Operation Picture Me
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