Gilchrist, David Robb (Warrant Officer 1st Class)

Died 1944-July-14

Warrant Officer 1st Class David Robb Gilchrist RCAF

Birth Date: 1900-June-09

Born:

Son of James and Margaret Gilchrist; husband of Charlotte M. Gilchrist, of Winnipeg.

Home: Winnipeg, Manitoba

Enlistment:

Enlistment Date: Unknown

Service

RCAF

Unit

8 RD- Repair Depot

Base

Rank

Warrant Officer 1st Class

Position

Warrant Officer 1st Class

Service Numbers

645

Home
Google MapWinnipeg, Manitoba
Final Burial
Google MapElmwood Cemetery
Lot 315 Sec 4 Grave 2
8 Repair Depot, Winnipeg, Manitoba. Death by natural causes while in the Deer Lodge Hospital, Winnipeg. Addendum: The squadron was based at Elvington when Halifax aircraft W 7813-C was shot down. The two RAF members of the crew who were also killed were Sergeants H. Roots and J.R. McLeod. This completes this crew list. Detail from "Some Of The Many" by Roy Walker, Kent, England.

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