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GILLESPIE, John Harrison
Personal Details
| Service Number: | 424900 |
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| Enlisted: | 9 October 1942 |
| Last Rank: | Flight Sergeant |
| Last Unit: | No. 459 Squadron (RAAF) |
| Born: | Kew, Victoria, Australia, 15 August 1924 |
| Home Town: | Killara, Sydney, New South Wales |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Flour Millers' Assistant |
| Died: | Accidental, Alexandria, Egypt, 7 October 1944, aged 20 years |
| Cemetery: |
Alexandria (Chatby) Jewish Cemetery No.3 Row O, Grave 66. Headstone inscription reads: Beloved son of Walter and Lillian Gillespie. Fidelis et Fortis Roll of Honour - Killara, NSW, Chatby Military and War Memorial Cemetery, Alexandria, Egypt |
| Memorials: | Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Lindfield St David's Uniting Church WW2 Memorial Windows, Wahroonga Knox Grammar School Old Boys' War Memorial |
Service History
World War 2 Service
| 3 Sep 1939: | Involvement Royal Australian Air Force, Flight Sergeant, 424900, No. 459 Squadron (RAAF), Middle East / Mediterranean Theatre | |
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| 9 Oct 1942: | Enlisted Royal Australian Air Force, Flight Sergeant, 424900, No. 459 Squadron (RAAF), Sydney, NSW, Australia | |
| 9 Oct 1942: | Enlisted Royal Australian Air Force, Flight Sergeant, 424900 |
Personal Stories
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Carol Foster
Son of Walter David and Lillian Gillespie of Killara, NSW
Plane was a Baltimore FA 500 crashed at an aerodrome near Alexandria and carried an all Australian crew