William John Gillespie

Name:

Attestation Paper

Country:

Canada

Rank:

Lieutenant

Service:

Royal Flying Corps
Royal Air Force

Units:

Victories:

Born:

20 March 1897

Place of Birth:

Beaverton, Ontario

Died:

Place of Death:

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.

Victories

	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

1	Shared with Capt Frederick McCall