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Thomas Oswald Pledger

In memory of:

Flight Lieutenant Air Gunner Thomas Oswald Pledger

June 13, 1944

Military Service

Service Number:

J/9694

Age:

27

Force:

Air Force

Unit:

Royal Canadian Air Force

Division:

408 Sqdn.

Honours and Awards:

Distinguished Flying Cross

Additional Information

Born:

February 25, 1917
Palmer Green, London, United Kingdom

Enlistment:

January 27, 1941
Toronto, Ontario

Son of Oswald and May Somers Pledger, of Hillsdale, Ontario.

Brother of Private Kenneth Pledger, who was killed in action on June 6, 1944 while serving with the 1st Canadian Parachute Battalion.

Commemorated on Page 418 of the Second World War Book of Remembrance. Request a copy of this page. Download high resolution copy of this page.

Burial Information

Cemetery:

AVESNES-LES-AUBERT COMMUNAL CEMETERY
Nord, France

Grave Reference:

Coll. grave.

Location:

Avesnes-les-Aubert is a village and commune about 11 kilometres east of the town of Cambrai. This lies some 60 kilometres south of Lille. The village is on the N.342 Cambrai-Solesmes road. The cemetery is on the western side of the village, on the D.276 road to the neighbouring village of Rieux.

Information courtesy of the Commonwealth War Graves Commission.

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  • Memorial– Remembering brothers lost … Brothers In Arms Memorial, Zonnebeke, BE … photo courtesy of Marg Liessens … May 2022

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    Memorial – Remembering brothers lost … Brothers In Arms Memorial, Zonnebeke, BE … photo courtesy of Marg Liessens … May 2022
  • Photo of Thomas Oswald Pledger– At 19 OTU, RAF Kinloss, Course No.40 - June 1942

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    Photo of Thomas Oswald Pledger – At 19 OTU, RAF Kinloss, Course No.40 - June 1942
  • Photo of Thomas Pledger– Photo taken in southern England one week before D-Day while on leave with his brother Ken Pledger.

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    Photo of Thomas Pledger – Photo taken in southern England one week before D-Day while on leave with his brother Ken Pledger.
  • Newspaper clipping– From the Toronto Star January 1942. Submitted for the project Operation Picture Me

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    Newspaper clipping – From the Toronto Star January 1942. Submitted for the project Operation Picture Me
  • Newspaper Clipping– Memorialized on the pages of the Globe and Mail. Submitted for the project, Operation Picture Me

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    Newspaper Clipping – Memorialized on the pages of the Globe and Mail. Submitted for the project, Operation Picture Me
  • Newspaper Clipping– Memorialized on the pages of the Globe and Mail. Submitted for the project, Operation Picture Me

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    Newspaper Clipping – Memorialized on the pages of the Globe and Mail. Submitted for the project, Operation Picture Me
  • Memorial– Flight Lieutenant Air Gunner Thomas Oswald Pledger is also commemorated on the Bomber Command Memorial Wall in Nanton, AB … photo courtesy of Marg Liessens

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    Memorial – Flight Lieutenant Air Gunner Thomas Oswald Pledger is also 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

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    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 Lieutenant Air Gunner Thomas Oswald Pledger is also commemorated on the Bomber Command Memorial Wall in Nanton, AB … photo courtesy of Marg Liessens

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    Memorial – Flight Lieutenant Air Gunner Thomas Oswald Pledger is also commemorated on the Bomber Command Memorial Wall in Nanton, AB … photo courtesy of Marg Liessens

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