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<blockquote data-quote="John Robertson" data-source="post: 19677" data-attributes="member: 1"><p> <ul> <li data-xf-list-type="ul"><strong>SURNAME</strong></li> </ul> <p style="margin-left: 20px"><em>Gillespie </em></p> <ul> <li data-xf-list-type="ul"><strong>FORENAME</strong></li> </ul> <p style="margin-left: 20px"><em>Alan </em></p> <ul> <li data-xf-list-type="ul"><strong>UNIT</strong></li> </ul> <p style="margin-left: 20px"><em>617 Squadron,R.A.F.V.R. </em></p> <ul> <li data-xf-list-type="ul"><strong>RANK</strong></li> </ul> <p style="margin-left: 20px"><em>Pilot Officer </em></p> <ul> <li data-xf-list-type="ul"><strong>NUMBER</strong></li> </ul> <p style="margin-left: 20px"><em>144205 </em></p> <ul> <li data-xf-list-type="ul"><strong>DATE OF DEATH</strong></li> </ul> <p style="margin-left: 20px"><em>16th May 1943 </em></p> <ul> <li data-xf-list-type="ul"><strong>AGE</strong></li> </ul> <p style="margin-left: 20px"><em>20 </em></p> <ul> <li data-xf-list-type="ul"><strong>GRAVESITE</strong></li> </ul> <p style="margin-left: 20px"><em>Reichswald Forest War Cemetery,Germany 5.C.10 </em></p> <ul> <li data-xf-list-type="ul"><strong>ADDITIONAL INFORMATION</strong></li> </ul> <p style="margin-left: 20px"><em>son of Robert and Margaret Gillespie,Carlisle</em></p> <p style="margin-left: 20px"><em>solicitor's clerk in civilian life</em></p> <p style="margin-left: 20px"><em>RAF 1940</em></p> <p style="margin-left: 20px"><em>service number 1079863</em></p> <p style="margin-left: 20px"><em>Padgate 22.11.1940</em></p> <p style="margin-left: 20px"><em>7 RC 29.11.1940</em></p> <p style="margin-left: 20px"><em>Wattisham 3.1.1941</em></p> <p style="margin-left: 20px"><em>Andover January 1941</em></p> <p style="margin-left: 20px"><em>1 RW 18.3.1941</em></p> <p style="margin-left: 20px"><em>Canada 15.9.1941</em></p> <p style="margin-left: 20px"><em>3 PRC 20.2.1942</em></p> <p style="margin-left: 20px"><em>Wigton 23.3.1942</em></p> <p style="margin-left: 20px"><em>16 OTU 9.7.1942</em></p> <p style="margin-left: 20px"><em>1654 CU 30.9.1942</em></p> <p style="margin-left: 20px"><em>61 Squadron 27.10.1942</em></p> <p style="margin-left: 20px"><em>award DFM as Sgt (20.7.1945,wef 16.5.1943)</em></p> <p style="margin-left: 20px"><em>Pilot Officer 20.3.1943</em></p> <p style="margin-left: 20px"><em>617 Squadron 31.3.1943</em></p> <p style="margin-left: 20px"><em>air bomber</em></p> <p style="margin-left: 20px"><em>Lancaster ED927</em></p> <p style="margin-left: 20px"><em>Op.Chastise (Sorpe Dam)</em></p> <p style="margin-left: 20px"><em>hit high tension cables and crashed 2350 hours Haldern,Germany </em></p> <p style="margin-left: 20px"><em><a href="https://www.specialforcesroh.com/index.php?media/a-gillespie.8208/" target="_blank"><img src="https://www.specialforcesroh.com/data/xfmg/thumbnail/8/8208-5159d13f49fedb0d200ad6a1ae91cdb4.jpg?1591389221" alt="" class="fr-fic fr-dii fr-draggable " style="width: 300px; height: 300px" /></a></em></p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="John Robertson, post: 19677, member: 1"] [LIST] [*][B]SURNAME[/B] [/LIST] [INDENT][I]Gillespie [/I][/INDENT] [LIST] [*][B]FORENAME[/B] [/LIST] [INDENT][I]Alan [/I][/INDENT] [LIST] [*][B]UNIT[/B] [/LIST] [INDENT][I]617 Squadron,R.A.F.V.R. [/I][/INDENT] [LIST] [*][B]RANK[/B] [/LIST] [INDENT][I]Pilot Officer [/I][/INDENT] [LIST] [*][B]NUMBER[/B] [/LIST] [INDENT][I]144205 [/I][/INDENT] [LIST] [*][B]DATE OF DEATH[/B] [/LIST] [INDENT][I]16th May 1943 [/I][/INDENT] [LIST] [*][B]AGE[/B] [/LIST] [INDENT][I]20 [/I][/INDENT] [LIST] [*][B]GRAVESITE[/B] [/LIST] [INDENT][I]Reichswald Forest War Cemetery,Germany 5.C.10 [/I][/INDENT] [LIST] [*][B]ADDITIONAL INFORMATION[/B] [/LIST] [INDENT][I]son of Robert and Margaret Gillespie,Carlisle[/I][/INDENT] [INDENT][I]solicitor's clerk in civilian life[/I][/INDENT] [INDENT][I]RAF 1940[/I][/INDENT] [INDENT][I]service number 1079863[/I][/INDENT] [INDENT][I]Padgate 22.11.1940[/I][/INDENT] [INDENT][I]7 RC 29.11.1940[/I][/INDENT] [INDENT][I]Wattisham 3.1.1941[/I][/INDENT] [INDENT][I]Andover January 1941[/I][/INDENT] [INDENT][I]1 RW 18.3.1941[/I][/INDENT] [INDENT][I]Canada 15.9.1941[/I][/INDENT] [INDENT][I]3 PRC 20.2.1942[/I][/INDENT] [INDENT][I]Wigton 23.3.1942[/I][/INDENT] [INDENT][I]16 OTU 9.7.1942[/I][/INDENT] [INDENT][I]1654 CU 30.9.1942[/I][/INDENT] [INDENT][I]61 Squadron 27.10.1942[/I][/INDENT] [INDENT][I]award DFM as Sgt (20.7.1945,wef 16.5.1943)[/I][/INDENT] [INDENT][I]Pilot Officer 20.3.1943[/I][/INDENT] [INDENT][I]617 Squadron 31.3.1943[/I][/INDENT] [INDENT][I]air bomber[/I][/INDENT] [INDENT][I]Lancaster ED927[/I][/INDENT] [INDENT][I]Op.Chastise (Sorpe Dam)[/I][/INDENT] [INDENT][I]hit high tension cables and crashed 2350 hours Haldern,Germany [/I][/INDENT] [INDENT][I][URL="https://www.specialforcesroh.com/index.php?media/a-gillespie.8208/"][IMG width="300px" height="300px"]https://www.specialforcesroh.com/data/xfmg/thumbnail/8/8208-5159d13f49fedb0d200ad6a1ae91cdb4.jpg?1591389221[/IMG][/URL][/I][/INDENT] [/QUOTE]
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