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GILMOUR, John

Personal Information
Rank P/O
Forename(s) John
Surname Gilmour
Gender M
Age 22
Decorations
Date of death 09-06-1944
Next of kin Son of John and Margaret Beatrice Gilmour, of Rothesay, Buteshire.
Aircraft Information
Aircraft Avro Lancaster I
Serial Number LL841
Markings VN-O
Memorial information
Burial/Memorial Country France
Burial/Memorial Place Bayeux War Cemetery
Grave Reference XVI. D. 3-6 (Coll.).
Epitaph
IBCC Memorial Information
Phase 1
Panel Number 40
Enlistment information
Service Number 174554
Service Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve
Group 5
Squadron 50
Trade Pilot
Country of origin if different United Kingdom
Fellow Servicemen
Alexander T E (Sgt)
Browett D H G (Sgt)
MacLeod A (F/S)
Savage F W (Sgt)
Warner K W (Sgt)
Wright G H (F/S)
Last Operation information
Start Date 08-06-1944
End Date 09-06-1944
Takeoff Station Skellingthorpe
Day/Night raid Night
Operation Rennes
Reason for Loss Crashed at La Foy, near Rennes during a successful attack on the rail junction there