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| Name: |
William John Gillespie |
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| Country: |
Canada |
| Rank: |
Lieutenant |
| Service: |
Royal Flying Corps
Royal Air Force |
| Units: |
41 |
| Victories: |
5 |
| Born: |
20 March 1897 |
| Place of Birth: |
Beaverton, Ontario |
| Died: |
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| Place of Death: |
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William John Gillespie was a student at Daysland, Alberta when he enlisted in the army (CEF service number 487452). After serving in the 74th Reserve Battalion of the Canadian Expeditionary Force, he transferred to the Royal Flying Corps in the summer of 1917. He was posted to 41 Squadron on 11 December 1917. Before he was hospitalized with influenza on 18 August 1918, Gillespie scored five victories flying the S.E.5a. |
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| Victories |
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Date |
Time |
Unit |
Aircraft |
Opponent |
Location |
| 1 |
25 Mar 1918 |
1050 |
41 |
S.E.5a (B8254) |
Albatros D.V (OOC) |
Sailly |
| 2 |
27 May 1918 |
1600 |
41 |
S.E.5a (C5436) |
Albatros D.V (OOC) |
E of Merville |
| 3 |
27 Jun 1918 |
2010 |
41 |
S.E.5a (C1895) |
Albatros D.V (OOC) |
SE of Albert |
| 4 |
03 Jul 1918 |
1915 |
41 |
S.E.5a (C1895) |
Pfalz D.III (OOC) |
E of Lamotte |
| 5 |
07 Jul 1918 |
1215 |
41 |
S.E.5a (C1895) |
Albatros C (OOC) 1 |
La Boissiere |
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| 1 |
Shared with Capt Frederick McCall |
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