Sub-Lieutenant

Ronald James (Jim) Gilmour

Conflict: 
WW2
Additional Information: 

Son of  John Vousden and Ethel Mildred Gilmour.

References:
  • CWGC
  • BDM Online
NZ WAR GRAVES

Biographical Notes:

Believed to be aboard HMS LCT (Landing Craft Tank) 494, which foundered in heavy weather off Land's End on 19 October 1944. HMS Copra is a posting for those on general duties in the UK, and refers to an accounts section where pay and administration was performed.

 

Public Contributions:

Submitted by: Linda Gilmore
Relationship to casualty: Distant Relative
Manawatu Standard, 8 Nov.1944: "Sub-Lieut. Ronald James Gilmour, who is officially presumed dead, is the only son of Mr and Mrs J. V. Gilmour, of Knowles Street, Palmerston North. Aged 22 years,... Read More

Personal Tributes:

Casualty

Name:
Ronald James (Jim) Gilmour
Rank: 
Sub-Lieutenant
Date of Birth:
27 October 1922
Place of Birth:
New Zealand
Education: 
Date of Enlistment:
Not known
Occupation on Enlistment:
Clerk
Employer:
New Zealand Loan and Mercantile Agency Company, Limited, Palmerston North
Unit:
Royal New Zealand Naval Volunteer Reserve, HMS Copra

Casualty Details

Cause of Death:
Lost at Sea
Date of Death:
18 October 1944
Day of Death:
Wednesday
Conflict: 
WW2

Embarkation Details

Text in italics supplied by Cenotaph Online, Auckland War Memorial Museum

Cemetery

Cemetery Reference: 
Panel 7.
Cemetery Location: 
New Zealand
Ronald James (Jim) Gilmour
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