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Thomas Alfred Thompson

In memory of:

Private Thomas Alfred Thompson

March 10, 1918

Military Service

Service Number:

706485

Age:

20

Force:

Army

Unit:

Canadian Light Trench Mortar Battery

Division:

8th

Additional Information

Son of T. J. and Rose E. Thompson, of 3284, Tennyson Avenue, Victoria, British Columbia. Born in New Zealand.

Commemorated on Page 512 of the First World War Book of Remembrance. Request a copy of this page. Download high resolution copy of this page.

Burial Information

Cemetery:

THELUS MILITARY CEMETERY
Pas de Calais, France

Grave Reference:

III. B. 3.

Location:

Thelus is a village in the Department of the Pas-de-Calais, west of the N17 Arras-Lens main road and 6.5 kilometres north of Arras. Thelus Military Cemetery is approximately 300 metres west of the N17, located in the open country, about 50 metres north of Thelus village.

Information courtesy of the Commonwealth War Graves Commission.

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  • Newspaper clipping– From the Daily Colonist of March 28, 1918. Image taken from web address of https://archive.org/details/dailycolonist60y94uvic/mode/1up?view=theater

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    Newspaper clipping – From the Daily Colonist of March 28, 1918. Image taken from web address of https://archive.org/details/dailycolonist60y94uvic/mode/1up?view=theater
  • Newspaper clipping– From the Daily Colonist of March 29, 1918. Image taken from web address of https://archive.org/details/dailycolonist60y95uvic/mode/1up?view=theater

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    Newspaper clipping – From the Daily Colonist of March 29, 1918. Image taken from web address of https://archive.org/details/dailycolonist60y95uvic/mode/1up?view=theater
  • Photo of Thomas Alfred Thompson– THOMPSON, Thomas Alfred 706485 Death Penny Memorial Plaque

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    Photo of Thomas Alfred Thompson – THOMPSON, Thomas Alfred 706485 Death Penny Memorial Plaque
  • Grave Marker– The grave marker at the Thelus Military Cemetery located at the foot of Vimy Ridge, just outside of Thelus, France. May he rest in peace. (J. Stephens 2010)

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    Grave Marker – The grave marker at the Thelus Military Cemetery located at the foot of Vimy Ridge, just outside of Thelus, France. May he rest in peace. (J. Stephens 2010)
  • Thelus Military Cemetery– The Thelus Military Cemetery located at the foot of Vimy Ridge, just outside of Thelus, France. May they rest in peace. (J. Stephens)

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    Thelus Military Cemetery
    Thelus Military Cemetery – The Thelus Military Cemetery located at the foot of Vimy Ridge, just outside of Thelus, France. May they rest in peace. (J. Stephens)

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