Canadian Virtual War Memorial
William Albert Gillen
In memory of:
Flight Sergeant William Albert Gillen
January 9, 1943
Military Service
R/135059
25
Air Force
Royal Canadian Air Force
57 (R.A.F.) Sqdn
Additional Information
February 23, 1917
Boston, Massachusetts
October 1, 1941
Montréal, Quebec
Son of Mary A. Gillen, of Rumford, Rhode Island.
Commemorated on Page 163 of the Second World War Book of Remembrance. Request a copy of this page. Download high resolution copy of this page.
Burial Information
AMERSFOORT (OLD LEUSDEN) GENERAL CEMETERY
Netherlands
Plot 13. Row 5. Joint grave 77.
Amersfoort is a town lying 50 kilometres south-east of Amsterdam, and 22 kilometres north-east of Utrecht. The Amersfoort (Oud Leusden) General Cemetery is about 2.5 kilometres from the railway station, in an area known as Oud Leusden. The graves are in a special plot, well sited among trees.
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 – Flight Sergeant William Albert Gillen is also commemorated on the Bomber Command Memorial Wall in Nanton, AB … photo courtesy of Marg Liessens -
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Memorial – Flight Sergeant William Albert Gillen is also commemorated on the Bomber Command Memorial Wall in Nanton, AB … photo courtesy of Marg Liessens -
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Photo of William Gillen – Submitted for the project, Operation: Picture Me
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