Tribute to George Kemp 'Sheep' Gilroy by Ivan Berryman. (GS) NRG713 trapped and unprepared for battle

trapped and unprepared for battle

79s were destroyed

who threw in his lot with Owain

Mid-Upper Gunner : Sergeant J Stewart (killed)

Tribute to George Kemp 'Sheep' Gilroy by Ivan Berryman. (GS) NRG713 trapped and unprepared for battleDHM6706GS. Tribute to George Kemp 'Sheep' Gilroy by Ivan Berryman. George Gilroy was a highly decorated World War Two pilot who acquired the nickname Sheep from his pre war work as a shepherd. Flying with No. 603 Sqn, he shared in 8 aircraft destroyed and claimed 3 victories of his own with the squadron. With No. 609 Sqn he claimed another 4 victories before moving to command 324 Wing. Here, his score continued to climb and he was finally credited