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Norman Walter Gilliland

In memory of:

Quartermaster Sergeant Norman Walter Gilliland

September 24, 1944

Military Service


Service Number:

M/61002

Age:

44

Force:

Army

Unit:

Royal Canadian Artillery

Division:

3 Lt. A.A. Regt.

Additional Information


Son of Frederick James Gilliland and Bessie Matilda Gilliland, of Bowden, Alberta, Canada.

Commemorated on Page 316 of the Second World War Book of Remembrance. Request a copy of this page. Download high resolution copy of this page.

Burial Information


Cemetery:

WIJNEGEM COMMUNAL CEMETERY
Belgium

Grave Reference:

N/A

Location:

The village of Wijnegem is located north-east of the city of Antwerpen on the N12. From the motorway E313 turn off at junction 18 Wommelgem and onto the Ring R11 direction Wijnegem. At the junction with the N12 turn right direction Wijnegem and at the church turn left into Kosterijstraat the cemetery is along on the left. The graves are located in the Ere Park section of the cemetery.

Information courtesy of the Commonwealth War Graves Commission.

Digital Collection

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  • Memorial– Submitted for the project Operation Picture Me
  • Photo of NORMAN WALTER GILLILAND– Submitted for the project Operation Picture Me
  • Grave marker– Grave at Wijnegem, 20 March 2021

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