Canadian Virtual War Memorial
Thomas Edward Abbott
In memory of:
Private Thomas Edward Abbott
June 14, 1975
Ismalia, Egypt
Military Service
F89503741
32
Army
Communications and Electronics Branch
Canadian Peacekeeping Service Medal, United Nations Emergency Force Middle East (UNEFME), Dag Hammarskjöld Medal
Additional Information
September 27, 1942
Winnipeg, Manitoba
November 21, 1972
Winnipeg, Manitoba
Son of Lawrence Albert of Winnipeg, Manitoba and Violet (nee Maxwell) of Wallbridge, Nova Scotia. Husband of Bonnie Louise (nee Evans) Abbott and father of Michelle and Thomas of Petawawa, Ontario.
Commemorated on Page 163 of the In the Service of Canada (1947 - 2014) Book of Remembrance. Request a copy of this page. Download high resolution copy of this page.
Burial Information
WINNIPEG (BROOKSIDE) CEMETERY
Manitoba, Canada
Military Section, Plot 7018
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.
Digital Collection
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Newspaper clipping – Submitted for the project Operation Picture Me -
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Photo of Thomas Edward Abbott -
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Memorial – UNDOF Memorial: CFSCE Museum,CFB Kingston, Ontario. Courtesy of Canadian Forces Joint Signal Regiment -
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