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World War 2 Two II WW2 WWII 1939 1945

Daniel Gillespie .     Royal Marines HMS Manchester

my father was on HMS Manchester at the time of its sinking in October 1942 and was interned at Laghouat POW camp in the Sahara Desert. He served in the Royal Marines.




J Gillespie .     British Army

J Gillespie served with the British Army. I have his unissued dogtags, made in preparation for deployment to the Far East and would love to get them home to his family. I am happy to cover all costs. If you are a family member or can put me in touch with them please get in touch.

Update: Unfortunately The Wartime Memories Project has lost touch with Dan, his website, facebook page and email have all ceased to function. But if you can add any details about the person listed, please use the add to record link below.




Flt/Officer Max Gillespie .     United States Air Force

My mother is trying to trace any details about a USAF/USAAF serviceman visiting or posted to South Norfolk/Suffolk in 1944. He met up with Bettina Dann and the result was my mother, born in January 1945. All we have is his name "Max Gillespie", that he was supposed to be a USAF officer who came to see her lots after her birth, but was then killed on his way home. We found and traced a Max S. Gillespie, but he was never posted to the UK, so now we are lost. We have 1 picture, supposedly of him, in front of USAAF plane number 42-97110 that crashed in June 1944 in Wharton, but no way to link that plane either to Max or to Norfolk/Suffolk. Really, really at a loss now, so any suggestion of what to do would be fab.




F/Lt. Peter Gillespie .     Royal Air Force No. 14 Operation Training Unit

Peter Gillespie commenced flying at No 4 RS Madley on 26th of May 1944 until 23rd of Novemeber 1944 flying Proctors Oxford and Dominie aircraft before transfer to No 14 OTU at Market Harborough on 6th of January 1945 flying Wellingtons.




Pte. Thomas Gillespie .     British Army 7th Btn. Argyll and Sutherland Highlanders   from Kelty, Fife.

(d.24th Mar 1945)




William Gillespie .    

My father was a P.O.W. at Stalag 8b for 4 years. His name is William Gillespie. Does anyone have any memories of him? Melvin Gillespie




F/Lt. David Stapylton Gillett .     Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve 61 Squadron   from Leatherhead, Surrey

(d.13th Jan 1943)

Early in the morning of 13th of January 1943 Lancaster bombers of No.61 Squadron, No.5 Group Royal Air Force were part of a force of 55 Lancasters from Nos. 1 & 5 Groups with target indication by 4 Mosquito aircraft from the Pathfinder Force, taking part in an attack on the Krupps works at Essen, one of the cities in the industrial heartland of Germany, the Ruhr. The Oboe equipment of the first Mosquito to arrive failed and the other 3 Mosquitos were all late. Because of this many of the Lancasters bombed on dead reckoning.

The pilot of one of those aircraft was Flt Lt David Gillett, and his Lancaster MkI W4192 QR-E took off at 03:35hrs from RAF Syerston. It crashed at Mettman, 14 km ENE of Dusseldorf, where the crew, who were all killed, were buried in the Nordfriedhof on 18th of January 1943. Their graves are now in the Reichswald War Cemetery.




Pte. Jack Gillett .     British Army Kings Royal Rifles Corps   from Long Sutton, Lincolnshire

My dad, Jack Gillett, served in Italy in 1945 he was in the Kings Royal Rifles. He is 85 years old now and would like to hear from any of his old commrades.




Sgt. Samuel Frank Gillette .     United States Army 42nd (Rainbow) Inf. Div.

Sgt. Samuel Frank Gillette served with 42nd (Rainbow)Infantry Division, USA Army. He was a POW at Stalag IVB. I would like to find information about him.




Sgt. Samuel Frank Gillette .    

My father was a prisoner at Stalag IVB. His name was Sgt. Samuel Frank Gillette. He was there toward the end of the war and the liberation of the camp by the Russians.




Stf.Sgt. Samuel Francis Gillette .     United States Army Company C 242 Infantry Regiment   from Greece, NY USA

Frank Gillette served with 242 Infantry Regiment, Company C. in Rainbow Division. He enlisted on the 23rd of August 1943 and sepnt 4 months as a Private including basic training. He was promoted to Sergeant and spent 21 months as a Squad leader before becoming a Staff Sargeant, and spending 2 months as Platoon Sargeant. He was a Troop Leader at Camp Gruber, Oklahoma.

He served with the 42nd Infantry Division in France, Luxembourg and Germany as a squad leader. Supervised eleven men in the capturing of enemy positions by directing and controlling their fire and movement. Was captured by the Germans and was a prisoner of war in Germany for four months and was liberated by the Russian Army on the 24th of April 1945. Was awarded the Combat Infantryman's Badge for efficiency as a rifleman. Frank was given an honorable discharge on the 30th of November 1945.




Pte. Francis Ernest Gilley .     British Army




Walter James Henry Gillham .     British Army Kings Royal Rifle Corps   from London

My grandfather, Walter Gillham was on a ship that was torpedoed in WWII and was rescued. All we know is he was in a death camp in Poland and was on a death march. He died never speaking about any of these events so we are eager to find out where he was and who with. He was very quiet when he came home and stayed distant his whole life until his death. We do not know anything including the name of the ship he was on. Any information would be appreciated




Radioman Joseph Gilliam .     United States Navy USS Boise

My father Joe Gilliam, his twin brother Warren and the fellow who became their brother-in-law after the war, Don Tucker all served on the Boise. All three were Radiomen and were ship's company by mid 1941. My Uncle Warren was transfered off the ship after the Battle of Cape Esperance and served on an LST for the rest of the war. My father and his brother have both passed away, but Uncle Don is still alive and lives in the Palm Springs area of California.

A book giving the details of the Boise during WWII was written by a former member of the crew and was published in 2000. The book provides a great deal of information that relatives of the former crew members may find interesting. With All Our Might by Vincent A. Langelo




Warren Gilliam .     US Navy USS Boise

My father Joe Gilliam, his twin brother Warren, and the fellow who became their brother-in-law after the war, Don Tucker all served on the Boise. All three were Radiomen and were ship's company by mid 1941. My Uncle Warren was transfered off the ship after the Battle of Cape Esperance and served on an LST for the rest of the war.




David Gilliam. .     Royal Air Force 434 Bluenose Squadron. (d.20th Jan 1944)




Lt. Courtney Gilliatt .     Royal Air Force 107 Squadron

Canadian flying with the RAF. Mosquito Pilot




Sgt. Gillies .     Royal Air Force 41 Squadron




Spr. Colin Emrie Gillies .     British Army Royal Electrical and Mechanical Engineers   from Ardrishaig, Argyll, Scotland

My late dad, Colin Gillies, served in WW2 with REME. He never talked about his time in Germany or during D-day. He was stationed around the Hanover and Bergen area in 1944-45 and was one of the first British troops to liberate Belsen Concentration Camp. He was from Scotland. Do any former serving mates who were with him at this time remember him?




Dennie Gillies .     Women's Auxiliary Air Force RAF Wombleton

I was stationed at Wombleton as a WAAF, Where are all the Canadians who were at Wombleton during World War 2? I would like to know if any of them are still alive today. Let's hear from you.




Pte. Samuel Gillies .     British Army 2nd Battalion Cameron Highlanders   from Greenock, Scotland




Sgt W. A. Gillies .     102 Squadron




J Gillingham .     British Army Hampshire Regiment

J Gillingham served with the Hampshire Regiment British Army. I have his unissued dogtags, made in preparation for deployment to the Far East and would love to get them home to his family. I am happy to cover all costs. If you are a family member or can put me in touch with them please get in touch.

Update: Unfortunately The Wartime Memories Project has lost touch with Dan, his website, facebook page and email have all ceased to function. But if you can add any details about the person listed, please use the add to record link below.




S J Gillingham .     RAF VR 59 Squadron




Sgt. Kenneth Walter "Kelly" Gillingwater .     British Army 147th (10th Hampshire) Regiment Royal Armoured Corps   from Winchmore Hill, London

(d.4th Aug 1944)

Kenneth Gillingwater was my uncle Kelly, he has no known grave. He is however commemorated on the Bayeux Memorial at Calvados, France.




Sgt. David Gillis .     Royal Air Force (Volunteer Reserves) 90 Squadron   from Victoria Terrace, Portadown, Co. Armagh

(d.22nd June 1943)

David Gillis was the son of John and Elizabeth Gillis of 31 Victoria Terrace Portadown, born on 4th December 1918. The 1911 Irish Census place John Gillis at the above address and lists a family of 2 daughters and 2 sons at that time. Educated at Thomas Street Public Elementary School and Portadown Technical School, David was a Sergeant in the 1st Portadown Boys Brigade and played football for Parkmount Football Club. He was employed by Hamilton Robb and was a member of Loyal Orange Lodge 127.

David was trained in Canada under the Empire Air Training Scheme and met and married his wife there in 1942. His wife and baby daughter, whom he never saw, resided at Monkton New Brunswick. On his return to England he was posted to 90 Squadron of Bomber Command.

Sergeant Gillis was one of a crew of 7 in a Stirling Mark 3 serial number EE887 WP-T. The other crew members were:-

  • Pilot Officer H.N. Peters RAAF
  • Sergeant D.J. Davies RAF
  • Sergeant E. Bradshaw RAF
  • Sergeant B.A. Abraham RAF
  • Sergeant A.S. Andrews RAF
  • Sergeant R.R. Law RCAF

Their aircraft took off from West Wickham at 2345 hrs on 21st June 1943 on a bombing mission to Krefeld, Germany. The aircraft was shot down in the early hours of 22nd June by a night fighter, later identified as the German fighter ace Hauptmann H.J. Jabs, and crashed at Hoogwoud, North Holland with the loss of all of the crew. All were buried in Bergen General Cemetery in the Netherlands. David is also commemorated on Portadown War Memorial and on the Memorial in Thomas Street Methodist Church as well as on the Memorial of 1st Portadown Boys Brigade Company Old Boys Association.




F/Lt. Hartley David Gillis. DFC.     RAF 156Sqd. (d.12th Jun 1943)

Nav. Hartley Gillis died on 8th June 1944 flying Lancaster III ND577 GT-E of 156 Sqn




F/O Mervyn Durham Gillman. DFC.     RAAF 12sqd (d.16th Jan 1944)




F/O. Jeffrey Clifford Gillon AFC..     Royal Air Force 78 Squadron   from Birmingham




Able Seaman John Albert, Charles Gillott .     Royal Navy HMS Forfar   from Forrest Hill, London

(d.2nd Dec 1940)





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