Douglas Charles Andrew Gillespie

Ngā ingoa tuatahi

Douglas Charles Andrew AWMM

Ingoa whānau

Gillespie AWMM

Nama Hōia

• NZ4215123 AWMM
• WWII 4215123 AWMM

Ira tangata

Male AWMM

Whānautanga mai

3 Apr 1923 RNZAF Biographies (R17845610)

Uri kiritahi

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

Mēnā he hoa rangatira tōna

Single/WWII AWMM

Pakanga

World War II, 1939-1945 AWMM

Te Ope o Tū / te peka

Air Force AWMM

Nama Hōia

• NZ4215123 AWMM
• WWII 4215123 AWMM

Urunga ki te ope taua

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

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

Whakangungu ope taua

• 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

Taipitopito ekenga waka

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

Tuhinga hauora

Killed on Active Service, Cause of Death AWMM

Te tūnga whakamutunga

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

Matenga

16 Mar 1945 AWMM
Age  22 AWMM

Te momo matenga

Killed on Active Service AWMM

Urupā

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

Ingoa maumaharatanga

• 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

Mea e whai hononga ai

Hononga ki waho

• 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

Ngā tuhinga

• 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.