Gillander, David Stuart
Personal Information
Rank | WO2 |
Forename(s) | David Stuart |
Surname | Gillander |
Gender | M |
Age | 35 |
Decorations | |
Date of Death | 28-03-1944 |
Next of Kin | Son of David and Catherine Gillander. Husband of Myrtle E. Gillander, of Pierson, Manitoba, Canada. |
Aircraft Information
Aircraft | Lockheed Hudson IIIA |
Serial Number | FK767 |
Markings | MA- |
Memorial Information
Burial/Memorial Country | United Kingdom |
Burial/Memorial Place | Brookwood Military Cemetery |
Grave Reference | 48. C. 8. |
Epitaph | HE HAS GONE BEFORE US, THAT IS ALL; DONE HIS DUTY AS HE WISHED. GOD BLESS HIM AS HE RESTS |
IBCC Memorial Information
Phase | 2 |
Panel Number | 169 |
Enlistment Information
Service Number | R/134421 |
Service | Royal Canadian Air Force |
Group | 3 |
Squadron | 161 (Special Duties) |
Trade | Air Gunner |
Country of Origin | Canada |
Other Memorials
Location | Gillander Lake, Manitoba; 500m SE of Tice Lake |
Country | Canada |
Memorial Type | Lake |
Memorial Text |
Location | Gibraltar Farm Barn, Tempsford, Bedfordshire |
Country | United Kingdom |
Memorial Type | Framed Scrolls |
Memorial Text | In memory of 161 Sqn, RAF Tempsford February 1942 - June 1945 |
Location | Church of St. Peter, Tempsford, Bedfordshire |
Country | United Kingdom |
Memorial Type | Inscribed Brass Plaques & Roll of Honour |
Memorial Text | In memory of the men and women of 161 Sqn, RAF Tempsford including those of the Royal Australian Air Force, and SOE agents killed during WW2 |
Commonwealth War Graves Commission
The National Archives
Record of Events (Operational Record Book) AIR 27/1068/14 |
Summary of Events (Operational Record Book) AIR 27/1068/13 |
Fellow Servicemen
Last Operation Information
Start Date | 27-03-1944 |
End Date | 28-03-1944 |
Takeoff Station | |
Day/Night Raid | Night (17% moon) |
Operation | Training |
Reason for Loss | Dived into the ground south of Biggleswade, Bedfordshire |