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Murray Alexander Gillon

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Headstone of Pte James Muir CAMERON 3/761. Andersons Bay Memorial Cemetery, Dunedin City Council, Block S, Plot MP. Image kindly provided by Allan Steel CC-BY 4.0.

Headstone of Pte James Muir CAMERON 3/761. Andersons Bay Memorial Cemetery, Dunedin City Council, Bl …

Identity

About

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  • Title
  • Forenames
    Murray Alexander AWMM
  • Surname
    Gillon AWMM
  • Ingoa
  • Also known as
  • Service number
    NZ4312262 AWMM
  • Gender
    Male AWMM
  • Iwi / Hapū / Waka / Rohe
  • Religion

Civilian life

About birth

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  • Birth
    4 September 1920 RNZAF Biographies (R17845610) Otago, New Zealand RNZAF Biographies (R17845610)
  • Date of birth
  • Place of birth
  • Birth notes
  • Address before enlistment
  • Post war occupation
  • Next of kin on embarkation
    • WW2 Widow: Mrs. M. A. Gillon of Mosgiel, Otago AWMM
    • WW2 Mrs. Gladys Gillon, 610 King Street, Dunedin AWMM
  • Relationship status
    Married/WWII AWMM

Service

Wars and conflicts

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Military decorations

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Training and Enlistment

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  • Military training
  • Branch Trade Proficiency
  • Enlistment
  • Occupation before enlistment
  • Age on enlistment

Embarkations

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  • Embarkation details

Prisoner of war

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  • Capture details
  • Days interned
  • Liberation date
  • Liberation Repatriation
  • POW liberation details
  • POW serial number

Medical history

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  • Medical notes
    Killed on Active Service, Cause of Death AWMM

Biographical information

Biographical information

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  • Murray Gillon was the son of Arthur and May Gillon, of Dunedin, New Zealand; husband of Gladys Gillon of Dunedin.

    Attended Mosgiel District High School (Source: RNZAF Biographies (R17845610)) AWMM

Death

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  • Death
    • 20 June 1944 AWMM
      Age 24 AWMM
      AWMM
    • 20 June 1944 Allan Steel Cemetery Project
      Age 23 AWMM
  • Date of death
  • Age at death
  • Place of death
  • Cause of death
    Killed on Active Service AWMM
  • Death notes
  • Cemetery
    Andersons Bay Memorial Cemetery, Dunedin City Council AWMM Block S, Plot MP AWMM
  • Cemetery name
  • Grave reference
  • Obituary
  • Memorial name
  • Memorial reference

Memorials

Memorial

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  • Memorial name
    Otago Provincial Memorial, Anderson's Bay, Dunedin, New Zealand AWMM

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Sources

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  • References
    • Martyn, E. (1998-2008). For Your Tomorrow (Vols. 1-3). Christchurch, N.Z.: Volplane Press. AWMM
    • This record was partially compiled from data kindly provided by Allan Steel Cemetery Project (2020) AWMM
    • RNZAF [Royal New Zealand Air Force] Biographies of Deceased Personnel 1939 - 1945 (Bound Volumes) - Ea - Gw. Archives New Zealand (R17845610) - Former archives reference: AIR118 AWMM
    • Please note that the 12 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. AWMM

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