GILL, Ryland Edwin
| Service Numbers: | O1905, 52512 |
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| Enlisted: | Not yet discovered |
| Last Rank: | Lieutenant |
| Last Unit: | Not yet discovered |
| Born: | Donnybrook, Western Australia, 1 April 1935 |
| Home Town: | Not yet discovered |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Radio Mechanic |
| Died: | Natural Causes, Mackay, Queensland, Australia , 21 August 2019, aged 84 years |
| Cemetery: | Not yet discovered |
| Memorials: |
Vietnam War Service
| 31 May 1965: | Involvement Royal Australian Navy, Lieutenant, O1905 | |
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| 25 Apr 1966: | Involvement Royal Australian Navy, Lieutenant, O1905 | |
| 25 May 1966: | Involvement Royal Australian Navy, Lieutenant, O1905 | |
| 8 Apr 1967: | Involvement Royal Australian Navy, Lieutenant, O1905 | |
| 28 Apr 1967: | Involvement Royal Australian Navy, Lieutenant, O1905 |
Korean War Service
| Date unknown: | Involvement Private, 52512 |
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Graham Kevin Jackson
We have been advised of the passing of Lt P Ryland Edwin Gill, on Wednesday 21 August 2019 late of Mackay Qld.
Born in Western Australia on 01 April 1935, Ryland originally joined the Army, but transferred to the Navy to pursue his love of flying. He qualified as a pilot and flew both Gannets and Westland Wessex before paying off when Melbourne was decommissioned. Ryland made the 20,000th landing on HMAS Melbourne 816 Sq. in Gannet 894 .
He joined QANTAS as a pilot before retiring in Queensland. He leaves three sons.
Ryland’s funeral was at the Anglican Church in Mackay, in QLD, on 6 September 2019.
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