Canadian Virtual War Memorial
Joseph Thor Thompson
In memory of:
Constable Joseph Thor Thompson
December 18, 1961
Selkirk, Manitoba
Royal Canadian Mounted Police
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January 16, 1934
Gimli, Manitoba
May 11, 1953
Cst. Thompson was raised in Gimli, Manitoba and was able to speak Icelandic fluently. He died at Selkirk, Manitoba, of injuries received while on duty on September 26, 1957, when Police Transport was struck by the wheels of a landing aircraft near Lethbridge Airport, Alberta. He is buried in the Cemetery of Gimli.
Commemorated on Page 115 of the Royal Canadian Mounted Police Honour Roll Book.
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Constable Joseph Thor Thompson – © Her Majesty the Queen in Right of Canada as represented by the Royal Canadian Mounted Police -
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