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GILLISSIE, William

Personal Information
Rank F/O
Forename(s) William Gerald
Surname Gillissie
Gender M
Age 29
Decorations
Date of death 06-01-1945
Next of kin Son of James Patrick Gillissie and Mary Gillissie (née Cassidy), of Metcalfe, Osgoode, Ontario, Canada. Husband of Mary Edith Gillissie (née Blanchfield), whom he married on 22 July 1944 in Osgoode.
Aircraft Information
Aircraft Avro Lancaster X
Serial Number KB821
Markings SE-P
Memorial information
Burial/Memorial Country United Kingdom
Burial/Memorial Place Runnymede Memorial
Grave Reference Panel 279..
Epitaph
IBCC Memorial Information
Phase 2
Panel Number 170
Enlistment information
Service Number J/86774
Service Royal Canadian Air Force
Group 6
Squadron 431 (Iroquois)
Trade Air Gunner
Country of origin if different Canada
Fellow Servicemen
Adilman B M (F/L)
James L K (F/L)
McQuitty T (F/O)
Nickerson F J (F/O)
Pool G R (F/L)
Staves A W (F/O)
Last Operation information
Start Date 06-01-1945
End Date 07-01-1945
Takeoff Station Croft
Day/Night raid Night
Operation Hanau. 482 aircraft, 6 losses. Hanau contained an important junction in the German railway system. Many bombs hit the area directly around the target but also many were scattered across the town. The local report states that about 40% of the town was destroyed with 90 deaths.
Reason for Loss May have collided with PB228