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Thomas Cecil Bate

In memory of:

Leading Aircraftman Thomas Cecil Bate

January 26, 1942

Military Service

Service Number:

R/56779

Age:

41

Force:

Air Force

Unit:

Royal Canadian Air Force

Additional Information

Born:

June 25, 1900
Boissevain, Manitoba

Enlistment:

March 29, 1940
Winnipeg, Manitoba

Son of Thomas and Ruth E. Bate, of Oakville. Husband of Mable Bate, of Winnipeg, Manitoba.

Commemorated on Page 57 of the Second World War Book of Remembrance. Request a copy of this page. Download high resolution copy of this page.

Burial Information

Cemetery:

WINNIPEG (BROOKSIDE) CEMETERY
Manitoba, Canada

Grave Reference:

Lot 1818.

Location:

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.

Information courtesy of the Commonwealth War Graves Commission.

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  • 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

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    Newspaper Clipping
    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
  • Photo of Thomas Bate

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    Photo of Thomas Bate
  • Biography– Submitted for the project, Operation: Picture Me

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    Biography
    Biography – Submitted for the project, Operation: Picture Me
  • Grave marker

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    Grave marker
  • Group Photo– This picture was taken on the day of the crash of their Lockheed 10A near Macgregor, Manitoba with 7 fatalities. Member of the crew were No.3 L.A.C. Thomas Cecil Bate (RCAF) R/56779, No.6 Flt/Lft William John Dyson (RCAF) C/2002, No. 8 F/Off John Henry Thrift (RCAF) C/7258, No.9 Sgt William Frederick Field (RCAF) R/50819. Sgt Arthur Reginald Read Lane(Aux/RAF) No.1 in the photo. The other two fatalities were Sgt Harold William Holland (RAF) No.2 in the photo and Flt Sgt John Leslie Clark (RAF) No.10 in the photo.

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    Group Photo
    Group Photo – This picture was taken on the day of the crash of their Lockheed 10A near Macgregor, Manitoba with 7 fatalities. Member of the crew were No.3 L.A.C. Thomas Cecil Bate (RCAF) R/56779, No.6 Flt/Lft William John Dyson (RCAF) C/2002, No. 8 F/Off John Henry Thrift (RCAF) C/7258, No.9 Sgt William Frederick Field (RCAF) R/50819. Sgt Arthur Reginald Read Lane(Aux/RAF) No.1 in the photo. The other two fatalities were Sgt Harold William Holland (RAF) No.2 in the photo and Flt Sgt John Leslie Clark (RAF) No.10 in the photo.

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