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Arthur Frederick Tongs

In memory of:

Captain Arthur Frederick Tongs

July 1, 1944

Military Service

Age:

22

Force:

Army

Unit:

The Ontario Regiment, R.C.A.C.

Division:

11th Armd. Regt.

Additional Information

Born:

August 2, 1921
Kellhier, Saskatchewan

Enlistment:

August 26, 1939
Vancouver, British Columbia

Son of Reginald and Nellie Elizabeth Tongs, of Vancouver, British Columbia.

Commemorated on Page 463 of the Second World War Book of Remembrance. Request a copy of this page. Download high resolution copy of this page.

Burial Information

Cemetery:

ASSISI WAR CEMETERY
Italy

Grave Reference:

V, E, 10.

Location:

The Assisi War Cemetery forms part of the locality of Rivotorto in the Commune of Assisi, in the Province of Perugia. From Rome, take highway A1, Rome-Milano, come off at Orte and go along the road 75 for Perugia and follow the direction signs for Assisi. Take the road to Rivotorto, and at a crossroad from which a church is visible, turn left. The Assisi War Cemetery is reached after about 500 metres .

Information courtesy of the Commonwealth War Graves Commission.

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  • Photo of ARTHUR FREDERICK TONGS– Submitted for the project Operation Picture Me

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    Photo of ARTHUR FREDERICK TONGS – Submitted for the project Operation Picture Me
  • Photo of ARTHUR FREDERICK TONGS– Submitted for the project Operation Picture Me

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    Photo of ARTHUR FREDERICK TONGS – Submitted for the project Operation Picture Me
  • Attestation paper– Submitted for the project Operation Picture Me

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    Attestation paper – Submitted for the project Operation Picture Me
  • Document– Submitted for the project Operation Picture Me

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    Document – Submitted for the project Operation Picture Me
  • Wartime diary– Entry for 1 Julyl 1944 in the War Diary of the 11th Armoured Regiment (The Ontario Regiment), Canadian Armoured Corps. It records, among other events, that Captain A. F. Tongs was killed that day by fire from an enemy self-propelled anti-tank gun.

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    Wartime diary – Entry for 1 Julyl 1944 in the War Diary of the 11th Armoured Regiment (The Ontario Regiment), Canadian Armoured Corps. It records, among other events, that Captain A. F. Tongs was killed that day by fire from an enemy self-propelled anti-tank gun.
  • Newspaper clipping– From a World War 2 issue of the Vancouver Province c. 1944. Submitted for the project Operation Picture Me

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    Newspaper clipping – From a World War 2 issue of the Vancouver Province c. 1944. Submitted for the project Operation Picture Me
  • Photo of Arthur F. Tongs– Captain Arthur Tongs

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    Photo of Arthur F. Tongs – Captain Arthur Tongs
  • Grave Marker– Gravestone of Capt A.F. Tongs in the Assisi War Cemetery, Near Assisi, Italy.

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    Grave Marker – Gravestone of Capt A.F. Tongs in the Assisi War Cemetery, Near Assisi, Italy.
  • Epitaph– Epitaph on the grave marker of Capt Arthur Frederick Tongs in the Assissi War Cemetery, near Assissi, Italy.

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    Epitaph – Epitaph on the grave marker of Capt Arthur Frederick Tongs in the Assissi War Cemetery, near Assissi, Italy.
  • Group photo– Arthur Frederick Tongs and his mother Nellie

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    Group photo – Arthur Frederick Tongs and his mother Nellie
  • Grave Marker– Arthur F Tongs grave marker in Assisi War Cemetery

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    Grave Marker
    Grave Marker – Arthur F Tongs grave marker in Assisi War Cemetery

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