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Name: |
WOODSIDE, Harry Hickford Gilmour |
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Canadian |
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Royal Canadian Air Force |
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Flight Lieutenant |
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Service No.: |
J/18035 |
WOODSIDE, F/L Harry Hickford Gilmour (J18035) - Mention in Despatches - No.145 (BR) Squadron - Award effective 1 December 1945 as per Canada Gazette of that date and AFRO 183/46 dated 22 February 1946. Home in Windsor, Ontario; enlisted there 3 March 1941. Trained at No.1 ITS (graduated 3 July 1941), No.1 AOS (graduated 12 October 1941), No.1 BGS (graduated 22 November 1941) and No.2 ANS (graduated 23 December 1941). DHist file 181.009 D.3690 (RG.24 Vol.20640) has undated recommendation (circa April or May 1945) when he had flown 937 hours 35 minutes (107 hours 15 minutes in previous six months). This included 31 hours 45 minutes as instructor and 438 hours 35 minutes on operations (45 sorties).
| This officer has completed a tour of shipping-strike and anti-submarine operations in the European Theatre as well as having flown on operations on the Canadian East Coast. He is an outstanding navigator and an efficient officer whose enthusiasm and ability have set a fine example to all the members of his squadron. |
SOURCE: Air Force Association of Canada website.
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