Military service
Burial/memorial information
Son of Mr. and Mrs. T. H. McKillop, of Brampton, Ontario.
Digital gallery of Pilot Officer Robert Henry McKillop
Digital gallery of
Pilot Officer Robert Henry McKillop
Submitted for the project, Operation: Picture Me
Digital gallery of
Pilot Officer Robert Henry McKillop
Submitted for the project, Operation: Picture Me
Digital gallery of
Pilot Officer Robert Henry McKillop
Memorialized on the pages of the Globe and Mail. Submitted for the project, Operation Picture Me
Digital gallery of
Pilot Officer Robert Henry McKillop
Memorial Arch East – The names of those who died in the Second World War were added to the archway beneath the Soldiers’ Tower in 1949. The name of “P/O R. H. McKILLOP R.C.A.F.” is among the names inscribed. Photo: Cody Gagnon, courtesy of Alumni Relations.
Digital gallery of
Pilot Officer Robert Henry McKillop
Memorial Book – University of Toronto Memorial Book, Second World War 1939-1945. Published by the Soldiers’ Tower Committee, 1993. Entry on page 44 reads: “P/O Robert Henry McKILLOP 94 Sqn RCAF. Former student in Applied Science and Engineering – Electrical, 1932-34. Killed in an air operation in the Middle East, 21 March 1942. Name inscribed on the Alamein Memorial, Egypt.”
Digital gallery of
Pilot Officer Robert Henry McKillop
Memorial Room – Soldiers’ Tower, University of Toronto. Photo: David Pike, courtesy of Alumni Relations.
Digital gallery of
Pilot Officer Robert Henry McKillop
The Soldiers’ Tower – The Soldiers’ Tower was built by the University of Toronto Alumni Association in 1924 as a memorial to the Great War of 1914-1918. The names of those who died in that conflict are carved on the Memorial Screen at photo left. After the Second World War, more names were carved in the Memorial Arch at the Tower’s base. In total, almost 1200 names are inscribed. A Memorial Room inside the Tower contains mementoes and artifacts, and a 51-bell carillon serves as the audio element of the living memorial to the alumni, students, faculty and staff who died in the World Wars. The Soldiers’ Tower is the site of an annual Service of Remembrance. Photo: Kathy Parks, Alumni Relations.
Digital gallery of
Pilot Officer Robert Henry McKillop
From the Toronto Star August 1941. Submitted for the project Operation Picture Me
Digital gallery of
Pilot Officer Robert Henry McKillop
From the Toronto Star March 1942. Submitted for the project Operation Picture Me
Digital gallery of
Pilot Officer Robert Henry McKillop
From the Toronto Star March 1942. Submitted for the project Operation Picture Me
Digital gallery of
Pilot Officer Robert Henry McKillop
From the Toronto Star June 1942. Submitted for the project Operation Picture Me
Digital gallery of
Pilot Officer Robert Henry McKillop
From the Toronto Star June 1942. Submitted for the project Operation Picture Me
Digital gallery of
Pilot Officer Robert Henry McKillop
From the Toronto Star November 1942. Submitted for the project Operation Picture Me
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Submitted for the project, Operation: Picture Me
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Submitted for the project, Operation: Picture Me
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Memorialized on the pages of the Globe and Mail. Submitted for the project, Operation Picture Me
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Memorial Arch East – The names of those who died in the Second World War were added to the archway beneath the Soldiers’ Tower in 1949. The name of “P/O R. H. McKILLOP R.C.A.F.” is among the names inscribed. Photo: Cody Gagnon, courtesy of Alumni Relations.
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Memorial Book – University of Toronto Memorial Book, Second World War 1939-1945. Published by the Soldiers’ Tower Committee, 1993. Entry on page 44 reads: “P/O Robert Henry McKILLOP 94 Sqn RCAF. Former student in Applied Science and Engineering – Electrical, 1932-34. Killed in an air operation in the Middle East, 21 March 1942. Name inscribed on the Alamein Memorial, Egypt.”
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Memorial Room – Soldiers’ Tower, University of Toronto. Photo: David Pike, courtesy of Alumni Relations.
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The Soldiers’ Tower – The Soldiers’ Tower was built by the University of Toronto Alumni Association in 1924 as a memorial to the Great War of 1914-1918. The names of those who died in that conflict are carved on the Memorial Screen at photo left. After the Second World War, more names were carved in the Memorial Arch at the Tower’s base. In total, almost 1200 names are inscribed. A Memorial Room inside the Tower contains mementoes and artifacts, and a 51-bell carillon serves as the audio element of the living memorial to the alumni, students, faculty and staff who died in the World Wars. The Soldiers’ Tower is the site of an annual Service of Remembrance. Photo: Kathy Parks, Alumni Relations.
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From the Toronto Star August 1941. Submitted for the project Operation Picture Me
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From the Toronto Star March 1942. Submitted for the project Operation Picture Me
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From the Toronto Star March 1942. Submitted for the project Operation Picture Me
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From the Toronto Star June 1942. Submitted for the project Operation Picture Me
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From the Toronto Star June 1942. Submitted for the project Operation Picture Me
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From the Toronto Star November 1942. Submitted for the project Operation Picture Me
In the Books of Remembrance
Commemorated on:
Page 97 of the Second World War Book of Remembrance.
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ALAMEIN MEMORIAL Egypt
Alamein is a village which is bypassed by the main coast road approximately 130 kilometres west of Alexandria on the way to Mersa Matruh.
The first Commission road direction sign is located just beyond the Alamein police checkpoint and all cemetery visitors should turn off from the main road onto the old coast road, which is parallel to the former. The cemetery and the ALAMEIN MEMORIAL both lie beyond the ridge. Road direction signs are in place approximately 25 metres before the low metal gates and stone wing walls which are situated centrally at the road edge at the head of the access path which leads down through the memorial building and into the cemetery. The Cross of Sacrifice feature may be seen from the road.
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