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James Kennedy Gillies

In memory of:

Warrant Officer Class II James Kennedy Gillies

April 13, 1944

Military Service

Service Number:

R146737

Age:

23

Force:

Air Force

Unit:

Royal Canadian Air Force

Additional Information

Son of James Kennedy Gillies and Catherin S.P. Gillies, of Toronto, Ontario.

Commemorated on Page 316 of the Second World War Book of Remembrance. Request a copy of this page. Download high resolution copy of this page.

Burial Information

Cemetery:

TROQUEER CEMETERY
Ayrshire, United Kingdom

Grave Reference:

Sec. H. Extn. 2. Grave 36.

Location:

Troqueer Cemetery (formerly Troqueer Parish Churchyard and Troqueer New Burial Ground) contains 10 Commonwealth burials of the 1914-1918 war. There are a further 34 Commonwealth burials of the 1939-1945 war here, including 1 unidentified airman of the R.A.F., (buried in Sec. H. Extn. 2. Grave 115). Most burials are in a Service Plot but there are a few in other parts of the cemetery. There are also 18 Foreign National burials and 1 Non World War burial here.

Information courtesy of the Commonwealth War Graves Commission.

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  • Attestation paper– Submitted for the project, Operation Picture Me

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    Attestation paper – Submitted for the project, Operation Picture Me
  • Document– Submitted for the project, Operation Picture Me

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    Document – Submitted for the project, Operation Picture Me
  • Document– Submitted for the project, Operation Picture Me

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    Document – Submitted for the project, Operation Picture Me
  • Photo of James Kennedy Gillies– Submitted for the project, Operation Picture Me

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    Photo of James Kennedy Gillies – Submitted for the project, Operation Picture Me
  • Photo of JAMES KENNEDY GILLIE– Submitted for the project, Operation Picture Me

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    Photo of JAMES KENNEDY GILLIE – Submitted for the project, Operation Picture Me
  • Newspaper clipping– From the Toronto Star January 1943. Submitted for the project Operation Picture Me

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    Newspaper clipping – From the Toronto Star January 1943. Submitted for the project Operation Picture Me
  • Newspaper clipping– From the Toronto Star April 1944. Submitted for the project Operation Picture Me

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    Newspaper clipping – From the Toronto Star April 1944. Submitted for the project Operation Picture Me
  • Newspaper clipping– From the Toronto Telegram April 1944. Submitted for the project Operation Picture Me

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    Newspaper clipping – From the Toronto Telegram April 1944. Submitted for the project Operation Picture Me
  • Troqueer New Burial Ground

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    Troqueer New Burial Ground
    Troqueer New Burial Ground

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