0 poppies laid on this site
In memory of:

Leading Aircraftman Thomas Cecil Bate

Profile image
Poppy image

Military service

Service number: R/56779
Age: 41
Rank: Leading Aircraftman
Force: Air Force
Unit/Regiment: Royal Canadian Air Force
Birth: June 25, 1900 Boissevain, Manitoba
Enlistment: March 29, 1940 Manitoba
Death: January 26, 1942

Burial/memorial information

Grave reference: Lot 1818.
Additional information
Son of Thomas and Ruth E. Bate, of Oakville. Husband of Mable Bate, of Winnipeg, Manitoba.

In the Books of Remembrance

Commemorated on:

Page 57 of the Second World War Book of Remembrance.
Request this page Download this page

WINNIPEG (BROOKSIDE) CEMETERY Manitoba, Canada

The cemetery is located immediately west of the Red River College, at 3001 Notre Dame Avenue, in the city of Winnipeg, Manitoba.

During the First World War, Winnipeg was the headquarters of No 10 Military District and it contained six military hospitals of 972 beds. Air force and army training camps were established in the area during the Second World War, with No 103 Canadian Army Basic Training Centre at Fort Garry. Winnipeg (Brookside) Cemetery contains 299 Commonwealth burials of the First World War and 149 from the Second World War, most of them in the special military plot.

For more information, visit Commonwealth War Graves Commission.

 

The Poppy Design is a trademark of The Royal Canadian Legion (Dominion Command) and is used with permission. Click here to learn more about the poppy.

Did we miss something?

Contribute information to this commemorative page

Do you have photographs, information or a correction relating to this individual’s virtual memorial? Learn more about the CVWM and the information we collect.