Canadian Virtual War Memorial
John Albert Thomson
In memory of:
Private John Albert Thomson
July 28, 1944
In the field
Military Service
A/115592
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Army
The Black Watch (Royal Highland Regiment) of Canada
2nd Bn.
Additional Information
August 6, 1923
Windsor, Ontario
November 27, 1942
Windsor, Ontario
Son of John and Lena Thomson, of Windsor, Ontario, Canada.
Commemorated on Page 462 of the Second World War Book of Remembrance. Request a copy of this page. Download high resolution copy of this page.
Burial Information
BAYEUX MEMORIAL
Calvados, France
Panel 21, Column 3.
The Bayeux Memorial is located on the by-pass Rue de Sir Fabian Ware, in the south-western outskirts of the town of Bayeux, in Normandy, about 24 kilometres north-west of Caen. The memorial was erected in honour of the 1,803 men of the land forces who died in the fighting in Normandy and in the advance to the River Seine, and who have no known grave.
Information courtesy of the Commonwealth War Graves Commission.
Digital Collection
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Newspaper Clipping – From the Windsor Daily Star. Submitted for the project, Operation: Picture Me -
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Memorial – Bayeux Memorial - August 2012 -
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Inscription – Inscription on the Bayeux Memorial - August 2012 Photo courtesy of Marg Liessens
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