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William Colin Thompson

In memory of:

Flight Sergeant William Colin Thompson

January 4, 1944

Military Service


Service Number:

R/162116

Age:

21

Force:

Air Force

Unit:

Royal Canadian Air Force

Additional Information


Son of George Alexander and Frances Thompson, of Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada.

Commemorated on Page 462 of the Second World War Book of Remembrance. Request a copy of this page. Download high resolution copy of this page.

Burial Information


Cemetery:

CHESTER (BLACON) CEMETERY
Cheshire, United Kingdom

Grave Reference:

Sec. A. Grave 901.

Information courtesy of the Commonwealth War Graves Commission.

Digital Collection

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  • Photo of WILLIAM COLIN THOMPSON– From W C Thompson's files at LAC, Ottawa, September 2014
  • Photo of WILLIAM COLIN THOMPSON– From W C Thompson's files at LAC, Ottawa, September 2014
  • Document– From W C Thompson's files at LAC, Ottawa, September 2014
  • Document– From W C Thompson's files at LAC, Ottawa, September 2014
  • Letter– From W C Thompson's files at LAC, Ottawa, September 2014
  • Attestation papers– From W C Thompson's files at LAC, Ottawa, September 2014
  • Newspaper Clipping– In memory of the men and women memorialized on the pages of the Winnipeg Evening Tribune. Submitted for the project, Operation: Picture Me
  • Newspaper Clipping– In memory of the men and women memorialized on the pages of the Winnipeg Evening Tribune. Submitted for the project, Operation: Picture Me
  • Memorial– Flight Sergeant William Colin Thompson is commemorated on the Bomber Command Memorial Wall in Nanton, AB … photo courtesy of Marg Liessens
  • Memorial– Father J P Lardie's comments as inscribed on the Bomber Command Memorial Wall in Nanton, AB … photo courtesy of Marg Liessens
  • Memorial– Flight Sergeant William Colin Thompson is commemorated on the Bomber Command Memorial Wall in Nanton, AB … photo courtesy of Marg Liessens

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