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John Bickerdike was born in Christchurch, New Zealand on 11th February 1919.
My late father is named after him, but he went by George Hamilton Gillanders.
This was written by my father (Donald's youngest brother) to my eldest nephew:-
W/O Nathaniel Arnold 745549 RAFVR of 5 SFTS was the pilot instructor aboard Miles Master W8574 wh
The photo is from the "New Zealand Free Lance" 12 Aug 1942, a copy of which my mother-i
Sadly Alfred was murdered by the enemy whilst a prisoner of war.