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Military service
Service number:
J90925
Age:
24
Rank:
Pilot Officer
Force:
Air Force
Unit/Regiment:
Royal Canadian Air Force
Division:
59 (R.A.F.) Sqdn
Birth:
August 29, 1919
Whitehead, Manitoba
Enlistment:
September 27, 1941
Winnipeg, Manitoba
Death:
June 24, 1944
Burial/memorial information
Grave reference:
Plot W. Grave 3.
Additional information
Son of David and Martha Gerring, of Brandon, Manitoba. He was single and employed as an auto parts clerk. He was the brother of Thomas Alfred, Mrs. Riesberry and Mrs. Fish. He enjoyed skating, shooting and mechanics.
Additional citations
1939-45 Star, Atlantic Star, General Service Medal, Canadian Volunteer Service Medal and Clasp. His mother was posthumously awarded his Operational Wings on 8 October 1946.
Digital gallery of Pilot Officer George William Gerring
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Newspaper clipping
George W Gerring is on the right (not the left as shown) in the newspaper article. The other soldier is L E Temple. In memory of the men and women memorialized on the pages of the Winnipeg Evening Tribune. Submitted for the project, Operation: Picture Me. -
Grave Marker
Grave marker of George William Gerring. Photo dated 15th June 2007 -
Grave marker
Photo taken in May 2018 of the grave yard in Ballykelly Northern Ireland. The airman in the photo beside the marker was Wilfred Clark Wallace. -
Newspaper clipping
Submitted for the project Operation Picture Me -
Photo of George William Gerring
Submitted for the project Operation Picture Me
Digital gallery of
Pilot Officer George William Gerring
Digital gallery of
Pilot Officer George William Gerring
Digital gallery of
Pilot Officer George William Gerring
Digital gallery of
Pilot Officer George William Gerring
Digital gallery of
Pilot Officer George William Gerring
In the Books of Remembrance
Commemorated on:
Page 314 of the Second World War Book of Remembrance.
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