Marshall Gillespie death date

[Cell]

Hi Cell,
yes this my family.
EJBR -Edward James  Bruce Russell Gillespie.
He was my Grandfather’s youngest brother. My Grandfather was William Gillespie. Councillor Ballyclare Urban District Council
I believe he was a great athlete. Have a picture of him as a young man.
M

Very much respect to him  and  all others RIP who served and lost their lives
An awful accident.
According to the papers he was due home for a holiday just a month away
It's  sad reading  he was due home.

Very Kind regards.
Ps it's  very  late  here, and I am off to bed ( I am In Australia, but  I will copy the other articles  I found  (on the Irish newspapers archives site, ) tomorrow about the accident  for you , unless anyone else can do it  in the meantime  for me please .
Kind regards

[MaggieTag]

Thank you so much.
Spoke with my Aunt(81) Told me when my Grandfather went to tell Agnes, she said - Ye donnay need to tell me, he came to last night.
M

[MaggieTag]

I have a couple of newspaper clips about EJBR.
I Imagine that in the run up to WW2, there was little column space for this type of incident.
have a great picture of EJRB, running, would put you mind of Chariots of Fire.Mags

[MaggieTag]

Hi Cell are you related to these Gillespie’s?
Mags