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John Leonard Gilman

In memory of:

Sergeant John Leonard Gilman

August 19, 1941

Military Service


Service Number:

989975

Age:

24

Force:

Air Force

Unit:

Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve

Division:

51 Sqdn.

Additional Information


Son of Ellis Philip and Dorothy Grace (nee Dudley) Gilman, of Southport, Merseyside, England. Brother of Dudley, Charles, Diana and Richard. Sergeant Pilot Gilman is commemorated on Canada's Bomber Command Memorial at the Bomber Command Museum in Nanton, Alberta.

Commemorated on Page 609 of the Second World War Book of Remembrance. Request a copy of this page. Download high resolution copy of this page.

Burial Information


Cemetery:

SOUTHPORT (BIRKDALE) CEMETERY
United Kingdom

Grave Reference:

Sec. D. Grave 130.

Information courtesy of the Commonwealth War Graves Commission.

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  • Memorial– Sergeant John Leonard Gilman is also commemorated on the Bomber Command Memorial Wall in Nanton, AB … photo courtesy of Marg Liessens
  • Memorial– Sergeant John Leonard Gilman is also commemorated on the Bomber Command Memorial Wall in Nanton, AB … photo courtesy of Marg Liessens
  • 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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