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Hugh Gordon Gilchrist

In memory of:

Flying Officer Hugh Gordon Gilchrist

August 14, 1944

Military Service

Service Number:

J/25813

Age:

20

Force:

Air Force

Unit:

Royal Canadian Air Force

Division:

44 (R.A.F.) Sqdn

Additional Information

Son of John Spence Gilchrist and Isabella May Gilchrist, of Wadena, Saskatchewan.

Commemorated on Page 315 of the Second World War Book of Remembrance. Request a copy of this page. Download high resolution copy of this page.

Burial Information

Cemetery:

CROZON COMMUNAL CEMETERY
Finistere, France

Grave Reference:

Plot 10. Row b Grave 2.

Location:

There are now 10, 1939-45 war casualties commemorated in this site. Of these, a small number are unidentified.

Information courtesy of the Commonwealth War Graves Commission.

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  • Memorial– Father J P Lardie's comments as inscribed on the Bomber Command Memorial Wall in Nanton, AB … photo courtesy of Marg Liessens

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    Memorial – Father J P Lardie's comments as inscribed on the Bomber Command Memorial Wall in Nanton, AB … photo courtesy of Marg Liessens
  • Memorial– Flying Officer Hugh Gordon Gilchrist is also commemorated on the Bomber Command Memorial Wall in Nanton, AB … photo courtesy of Marg Liessens

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    Memorial – Flying Officer Hugh Gordon Gilchrist is also commemorated on the Bomber Command Memorial Wall in Nanton, AB … photo courtesy of Marg Liessens
  • Memorial– Flying Officer Hugh Gordon Gilchrist is also commemorated on the Bomber Command Memorial Wall in Nanton, AB … photo courtesy of Marg Liessens

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    Memorial – Flying Officer Hugh Gordon Gilchrist is also commemorated on the Bomber Command Memorial Wall in Nanton, AB … photo courtesy of Marg Liessens
  • Photo of HUGH GORDON GILCHRIST– Submitted for the project, Operation Picture Me

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    Photo of HUGH GORDON GILCHRIST – Submitted for the project, Operation Picture Me
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    Photo of HUGH GORDON GILCHRIST – Submitted for the project, Operation Picture Me
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    Photo of HUGH GORDON GILCHRIST – Submitted for the project, Operation Picture Me
  • Birth Certificate– Submitted for the project, Operation Picture Me

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    Birth Certificate – Submitted for the project, Operation Picture Me
  • Certificate– Submitted for the project, Operation Picture Me

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    Certificate – Submitted for the project, Operation Picture Me
  • Document– Submitted for the project, Operation Picture Me

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    Document – Submitted for the project, Operation Picture Me
  • Memorial Entrance– F/O Gilchrist is also commemorated on the Runnymede Memorial ... Entrance - Runnymede Memorial - September 2010 … photo courtesy of Marg Liessens

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    Memorial Entrance – F/O Gilchrist is also commemorated on the Runnymede Memorial ... Entrance - Runnymede Memorial - September 2010 … photo courtesy of Marg Liessens
  • Memorial– F/O Gilchrist is also commemorated on the Runnymede Memorial ... Runnymede Memorial - September 2010 … photo courtesy of Marg Liessens

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    Memorial – F/O Gilchrist is also commemorated on the Runnymede Memorial ... Runnymede Memorial - September 2010 … photo courtesy of Marg Liessens
  • Memorial– F/O Gilchrist is also commemorated on the Runnymede Memorial ... Stone of Remembrance - Runnymede Memorial - September 2010 … photo courtesy of Marg Liessens

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    Memorial – F/O Gilchrist is also commemorated on the Runnymede Memorial ... Stone of Remembrance - Runnymede Memorial - September 2010 … photo courtesy of Marg Liessens
  • Memorial– F/O Gilchrist is also commemorated on the Runnymede Memorial ... Panels - Runnymede Memorial - September 2010 … photo courtesy of Marg Liessens

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    Memorial – F/O Gilchrist is also commemorated on the Runnymede Memorial ... Panels - Runnymede Memorial - September 2010 … photo courtesy of Marg Liessens
  • Inscription– F/O Gilchrist is also commemorated on the Runnymede Memorial ... Inscription - Runnymede Memorial - September 2010 … photo courtesy of Marg Liessens

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    Inscription
    Inscription – F/O Gilchrist is also commemorated on the Runnymede Memorial ... Inscription - Runnymede Memorial - September 2010 … photo courtesy of Marg Liessens

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