WW2 and History Collection / Awards and Decorations / Contries U / United Kingdom / Military Cross / Recipients 1945 (not complete) Updated: August 27th, 2015 United Kingdom Military Cross / Recipients 1945   Below you can find the the recipients for the Military Cross, awarded in the year 1945. The list is not yet complete. Additions are always welcome. Any addition should be accompanied with sufficient proof. Military Cross Gillies, James February 13th, 1945; Flight Lieutenant, No. 79 Squadron "On the night of 2?th March, 1944, Flight Lieutenant Gillies, with a small patrol, penetrated into an enemy ammunition dump at Indaw, Burma. After he had rejoined the main force he was ordered to proceed to the R.A.F. working in support and explain the lay-out of the dump area.  He also arranged to indicate the target for the bombers. On the 4th April, 1944, Flight Lieutenant Gillies flew as passenger in a light aircraft, and placed smoke bombs around the target area from a height of fifty feet, enabling the bombers to attack the target with great precision.  The raid was highly successful. Throughout the whole campaign Flight Lieutenant Gillies' enthusiastic devotion to duty, and his ingenious ideas were of the utmost value." (Fourth Supplement to The London Gazette of 9th February 1945, Issue 36937, dated 13th February 1945, page 881) Text: Wilco Vermeer Images: Wilco Vermeer (except when mentioned otherwise) Sources: - WW2Awards (Retrieved August 27th, 2015)   © WW2 History Collection, Wilco Vermeer, 2015 contact