Douglas Charles Andrew Gillespie

Forenames

Douglas Charles Andrew AWMM

Surname

Gillespie AWMM

Service number

• NZ4215123 AWMM
• WWII 4215123 AWMM

Gender

Male AWMM

Birth

3 Apr 1923 RNZAF Biographies (R17845610)

Next of kin

• WW2 M: Mrs. A. I. Gillespie, 20 Leamington Rd, Mt Eden. AWMM
• WW2 Mr. & Mrs. C. W. Gillespie of Auckland AWMM

Relationship status

Single/WWII AWMM

War

World War II, 1939-1945 AWMM

Armed force / branch

Air Force AWMM

Service number

• NZ4215123 AWMM
• WWII 4215123 AWMM

Military service

Royal Canadian Air Force, No. 8 Operational Training Unit (OTU) (Mosquito)

Public - Antonio - Researcher - 27 June 2026 - https://aviation-safety.net/wikibase/163553

Military training

• British Commonwealth Air Training Plan, No. 2 Wireless School, Calgary, Alberta, Canada AWMM
  Course 1: Class 107A-84. Graduation Date: 5/01/1945. AWMM
• British Commonwealth Air Training Plan, No. 8 Air Observer School, Ancienne Lorette, Quebec, Canada AWMM

Embarkation details

WW2 Vessel was Santa Monica AWMM Royal New Zealand Air Force AWMM

Medical notes

Killed on Active Service, Cause of Death AWMM

Last rank

Sergeant AWMM
British Commonwealth Air Training Plan, No. 8 Operational Training Unit, Greenwood, British Columbia, Canada AWMM

Douglas Gillespie was the son of Charles White Gillespie and of Annie Isobel Gillespie (nee Craig), of Mount Eden, Auckland, New Zealand.

Attended Kowhai Intermediate, Mount Albert Grammar (Source: RNZAF Biographies (R17845610)) AWMM

Death

16 Mar 1945 AWMM
Age  22 AWMM

Cause of death

Killed on Active Service AWMM

Cemetery

Middleton Holy Trinity Old Cemetery, Middleton, Annapolis, Nova Scotia, Canada AWMM Sec. 2. Grave 8. AWMM

Memorial name

• Airmen from Australia and New Zealand Memorial, Memorial Park, Calgary, Alberta, Canada AWMM
• Mount Albert Grammar School, Alberton Ave, Mount Albert Auckland 1025 AWMM
• Auckland War Memorial Museum, World War 2 Hall of Memories AWMM

Related objects

External links

• Commonwealth War Graves Commission record
  https://www.cwgc.org/find-records/find-war-dead/casualty-details/2953647
  Sources Used
• RNZAF [Royal New Zealand Air Force] Biographies of Deceased Personnel 1939 - 1945 (Bound Volumes) - Ea - Gw. ARchives New Zealand (R17845610)
  https://collections.archives.govt.nz/web/arena/search/#/entity/aims-archive/R17845610
  Sources Used
• List of RNZAF [Royal New Zealand Air Force] Personnel - List of Personnel Killed or Missing in Various Theatres, 1940 - 1945. Archives New Zealand (R17845748)
  https://collections.archives.govt.nz/web/arena/search/#/entity/aims-archive/R17845748
  Sources Used
• Aviation Safety Network:
  https://aviation-safety.net/wikibase/163553
  Public - Antonio - Researcher - 27 June 2026 - Internet research
• Report on tragedy:
  http://www.aircrewremembered.com/corcoran-roger-leon.html
  Public - Kelvin - Researcher - 1 June 2022 - http://www.aircrewremembered.com/corcoran-roger-leon.html

References

• Martyn, E. (1998-2008). For Your Tomorrow (Vols. 1-3). Christchurch, N.Z.: Volplane Press.
• This record is a work in progress and was partially compiled from the “Database of New Zealand Airmen who took part in Advanced Air Training in Canada during WW2”. Researched by Ivan and Lorna Lindsey of Tauranga. N.Z. 2003 – 2012. Reproduced with permission.
• RNZAF [Royal New Zealand Air Force] Biographies of Deceased Personnel 1939 - 1945 (Bound Volumes) - Ea - Gw. Archives New Zealand (R17845610) - Former archives reference: AIR118
• Please note that the 11 volumes of the "RNZAF [Royal New Zealand Air Force] Biographies of Deceased Personnel 1939-1945" held at Archives NZ (formerly known as AIR118) should be used in conjunction with Errol Martyn's "For Your Tomorrow". FYT reflects detailed examination of all of the AIR118 bios which contain many inaccuracies and omissions.
• List of RNZAF [Royal New Zealand Air Force] Personnel - List of Personnel Killed or Missing in Various Theatres, 1940 - 1945. [List of Killed - Officers (Canada, Pacific, Europe) - Airmen (Canada, India and Far East)]. Archives New Zealand (R17845748)
• Auckland Museum. Roll of Honour, Auckland Province, 1939 - 1945. Auckland War Memorial Museum Library. MS 93/139.