Gottfred Lyall Gillan

Forenames

Gottfred Lyall AWMM

Surname

Gillan AWMM

Service number

• NZ42324 AWMM
• WWII 42324 AWMM

Gender

Male AWMM

Birth

6 Aug 1912 RNZAF Biographies (R17845610)

Next of kin

• WW2 Wife: Mrs. A. A. Gillan of Auckland AWMM
• WW2 Mr. & Mrs. D. Gillan of Putaruru AWMM

Relationship status

Married/WWII AWMM

War

World War II, 1939-1945 AWMM

Campaign

• Europe (Air) AWMM
• Europe (Air) AWMM

Armed force / branch

Air Force AWMM

Service number

• NZ42324 AWMM
• WWII 42324 AWMM

Military service

• Royal New Zealand Air Force attached to Royal Canadian Air Force AWMM
• Royal New Zealand Air Force attached to Royal Air Force AWMM

Promotions/ Postings/ Transfers

Royal Air Force, No. 75 (NZ) Squadron AWMM

Military training

• British Commonwealth Air Training Plan, No. 3 Wireless School, Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada AWMM
  Course 1: Class 41 SQ. Graduation Date: 23/11/1942. AWMM
• British Commonwealth Air Training Plan, No. 5 Bombing and Gunnery School, Dafoe, Saskatchewan, Canada AWMM

Embarkation details

WW2 Vessel was Athlone Castle AWMM Royal New Zealand Air Force AWMM

Medical notes

Killed in Action, Cause of Death AWMM
Killed on air operations AWMM

Last rank

Warrant Officer Class 2 (Wireless Operator / Air Gunner) AWMM
Royal Air Force, No. 75 (NZ) Squadron AWMM

Gottfred Gillan was the son of Douglas and Myrtle Lilyan Gillan. He was the husband of Alice Ann Gillan (nee Graham) of South Grafton, New South Wales, Australia.

Attended Seddon Memorial Technical College (Source: RNZAF Biographies (R17845610)) AWMM

Death

21 Jul 1944 AWMM
Age  31 AWMM

Cause of death

Killed in Action AWMM

Cemetery

Tilburg (Gilzerbaan) General Cemetery, Noord-Brabant, Netherlands AWMM Plot B Row 2 Grave 61 AWMM

Memorial name

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/2766545
  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 (R17845747)
  https://collections.archives.govt.nz/web/arena/search/#/entity/aims-archive/R17845747
  Sources Used

References

• Martyn, E. (1998-2008). For Your Tomorrow (Vols. 1-3). Christchurch, N.Z.: Volplane Press.
  Martyn, E. (1998-2008). vol. 2 p. 252-3; vol. 3 p. 207
• 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
• List of RNZAF [Royal New Zealand Air Force] Personnel - List of Personnel Killed or Missing in Various Theatres, 1940 - 1945. [Missing - But Presumed Dead on Lapse of Time - Officers, Airmen]. Archives New Zealand (R17845743)
• 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 Missing]. Archives New Zealand (R17845747)
• List of RNZAF [Royal New Zealand Air Force] Personnel - Embarkation Lists, November 1940 - July 1942. Archives New Zealand, Wellington (R17845762).
• Auckland Museum. Roll of Honour, Auckland Province, 1939 - 1945. Auckland War Memorial Museum Library. MS 93/139.