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Tom Thornley Braithwaite Stoker

In memory of:

Pilot Officer Tom Thornley Braithwaite Stoker

March 20, 1942

Military Service


Service Number:

J/5327

Age:

19

Force:

Air Force

Unit:

Royal Canadian Air Force

Division:

Royal Canadian Air Force 42 (R.A.F.) Squadron Sqdn

Additional Information


Son of Capt.Tom.Thornley McGillycuddy Stoker,M.C., and Mary Braithwaite Stoker, of Montreal, Province of Quebec, Canada.

Commemorated on Page 117 of the Second World War Book of Remembrance. Request a copy of this page. Download high resolution copy of this page.

Burial Information


Cemetery:

LERWICK NEW CEMETERY
Zetland (Shetland), United Kingdom

Grave Reference:

Terrace 7B. Grave 3.

Location:

From Sumburgh Airport, take the A 970 to Lerwick (approx 35 miles). Enter Lerwick and follow the signs for Old Port. At the top of the hill that leads down into the Old Port, turn sharp right into Knab Road. The cemetery is situated at the junction of Knab Road and Gressey Loan.

Information courtesy of the Commonwealth War Graves Commission.

Digital Collection

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  • Photo of Tom Stoker– Photo submitted for the project Operation Picture Me with the permission of McGill University from their web site, 'McGill Remembers'
  • Press Clipping– Pilot Officer Tom Thornley Braithwaite Stoker obit Montreal Gazette March 23 1942 courtesy McGill University archives
  • Report– From LAC Files, Ottawa, September 2014
  • Report– From LAC Files, Ottawa, September 2014
  • Report– From LAC Files, Ottawa, September 2014
  • Report– From LAC Files, Ottawa, September 2014
  • Report– From LAC Files, Ottawa, September 2014
  • Photo of Tom Thornley Braithwaite Stoker– From LAC Files, Ottawa, September 2014

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