Tilman Trevor

NAME Tilman Trevor Winston
RANK IN GREECE

LAC, SAC or Corporal*

ON DEMOB

Corporal*?

SERIAL NUMBER SERVICE

938556

PRISONER

N/A

UNIT IN GREECE

RAF, 33 Squadron

ACTIVE

 

IN GREECE

c 17 Feb 1941 – 26/27 Apr 1941

METHOD OF DEPARTURE

 

Evacuated from Kalamata via the ‘Brewery’ 26/27 April
POW CAMPS

 

IN GREECE

N/A

IN OCCUPIED EUROPE

N/A

NOTES

Died 13th March 2016

Source daughter and Forces War Records

See Eric Kay & other RAF for Kalamata & evacuation.

Same unit as S P Bowditch, operating Hurricane Mk 1s

Born 13/5/1919 Birmingham

Enlisted at RAF Cardington as a ‘class F reserve’

Trained at St Athan

33 Squadron ground crew

*Family understand he rose to rank of Corporal, but don’t know when.

Twin brother Kenneth John Tilman also enslisted (at RAF Uxbridge)

STORY

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Trevor Tilman Foreword

Trevor Tilman Pre Greece

Trevor Tilman Greek Campaign

Trevor Tilman Post Greece

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