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Leonard Everett Thorneycroft

In memory of:

Warrant Officer Leonard Everett Thorneycroft

December 17, 1942

Military Service

Service Number:

R/78983

Age:

29

Force:

Air Force

Unit:

Royal Canadian Air Force

Division:

97 (R.A.F.) Sqdn

Additional Information

Son of Samuel Thorneycroft, and of Auriole Thorneycroft, of Wilcox, Saskatchewan, Canada.

Commemorated on Page 119 of the Second World War Book of Remembrance. Request a copy of this page. Download high resolution copy of this page.

Burial Information

Cemetery:

AMSTERDAM NEW EASTERN CEMETERY
Netherlands

Grave Reference:

Plot 69. Row D. Joint grave 4.

Location:

The AMSTERDAM NEW EASTERN CEMETERY is in the south-eastern district of Amsterdam on the road to Hilversum and is easily reached by public transport. The British plots are in the south-eastern portion of the cemetery.

Information courtesy of the Commonwealth War Graves Commission.

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  • Newspaper clipping– From the Regina Leader Post July 1943. Submitted for the project Operation Picture Me

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    Newspaper clipping – From the Regina Leader Post July 1943. Submitted for the project Operation Picture Me
  • Newspaper clipping– From the Regina Leader Post July 1943. Submitted for the project Operation Picture Me

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    Newspaper clipping – From the Regina Leader Post July 1943. Submitted for the project Operation Picture Me
  • Grave Marker– Photo made by Pieter Schlebaum, The Netherlands.

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    Grave Marker – Photo made by Pieter Schlebaum, The Netherlands.
  • Memorial– Warrant Officer Leonard Everett Thorneycroft is also commemorated on the Bomber Command Memorial Wall in Nanton, AB … photo courtesy of Marg Liessens

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    Memorial – Warrant Officer Leonard Everett Thorneycroft is also commemorated on the Bomber Command Memorial Wall in Nanton, AB … photo courtesy of Marg Liessens
  • Memorial– Warrant Officer Leonard Everett Thorneycroft is also commemorated on the Bomber Command Memorial Wall in Nanton, AB … photo courtesy of Marg Liessens

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    Memorial – Warrant Officer Leonard Everett Thorneycroft 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

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