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Congratulatory telegram
To Mr and Mrs Gill - congratulations wishing you every happiness for the future.
Congratulatory telegram
To Pilot Officer and Mrs Gill - congratulations and very best wishes for the future.
Congratulatory telegram
To K Gill - congratulations on wedding, sorry cant come. Les.
Congratulatory telegram
To Pilot Officer and Mrs K Gill - congratulations and best wishes for future happiness.
Congratulatory letter to Ken Gill
Congratulates him on award of Distinguished Flying Cross.
Congratulatory letter to Ken Gill
Congratulates him on award of Distinguished Flying Cross
Congratulatory letter to Ken Gill
From Congregational Church. Writes that they were proud of him and glad that his ability and work had been recognised.
Congratulatory letter to Ken Gill
From Halton Congregational Sunday School. Congratulations and hopes that he would be home soon.
1944 Christmas card
Sent to Kenneth and Vera Gill from 159 MU, RAF C.M.F. Drawing of map showing England and Italy with Spitfire.
Hotel Bill
Bill for Spa Hotel, Woodhall Spa for Ken Gill for bed and board for two days.
Ken and Vera Gill
A airman wearing tunic and peaked cap standing in a garden alongside a woman wearing an overcoat. Captioned 'Last picture of Mum and Dad together'.
Envelope
Addressed to Mrs V Gill, postmarked Worcester.
Halton DFC is presumed dead
Reports that Mrs K Gill had now been informed that her husband previously reported missing was now presumed to have been killed. Gives some local history of Ken Gill. Includes b/w full face portrait.
Yorkshiremen in casualty list
Reports Flying Officer Kenneth Gill DFC was presumed killed after being posted missing on 21 March 1945 on his 45th operation. Gives some local history concerning Ken Gill, mentions Tirpitz operation. Also reports other RAF Yorkshiremen killed, Sgt…
Their husbands' decorations
Article and photographs concerning three widows receiving medals earned by husbands. Includes Vera Gill, DFC of her husband Flying Officer Gill, Mrs Richard Bunker, DSO and bar of her husband Wing Commander Bunker and Section Officer Liddell WAAF VC…
Tea on Tirpitz
Concerns up-turned hull of Tirpitz sunk in Tromso Fjord was a tourist attraction.
Newspaper cutting - investiture of husband's medal
Includes Vera Gill receiving Kenneth Gill's DFC as well as other personnel's awards of MC, AFC, DSM, and MM.
Certificate of probate
Gives value of estate and probate granted to Vera Gill.
Croix de Guerre citation
For Pilot Officer K Gill DFC 342 Squadron. Completed 15 day-light bombing operations with the Lorraine Group.
Croix de Guerre citation
For Pilot Officer K Gill DFC, 342 Squadron. Completed 15 day-light bombing operations with the Lorraine Group
Croix de Guerre citation
For Pilot Officer K Gill DFC, 342 squadron. Completed 15 day-light bombing operations with the Lorraine Group
Award of Croix de Guerre
Notes that Vera Gill had received the Croix de Guerre awarded to her husband Flying Officer Kenneth Gill DFC. He completed 15 daylight operations with the Lorraine Group.
Vera Gill pins Croix de Guerre on son
A woman wearing fur coat and glasses pins a medal onto jacket of a young boy.
Newspaper
Shows photograph of Vera Gill pinning Croix de Guerre on her son Derek. It was awarded to her late husband Flying Officer Kenneth Gill DFC.
Tirpitz
Target photograph showing shoreline, with smoke obscuring the island of Hakøya within Tromsø fjord. Battleship Tirpitz can be seen just right of centre through smoke. Three water-spouts from earlier explosions above and to the right. Anti-aircraft…