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Thomas Bernard Forestell

In memory of:

Warrant Officer Class II Thomas Bernard Forestell

March 20, 1944

Military Service

Service Number:

R/184192

Age:

20

Force:

Air Force

Unit:

Royal Canadian Air Force

Division:

No 1 Air Observer School (Malton, Ontario)

Additional Information

Son of Daniel and Lena Forestell (1958 National Memorial (Silver) Cross Mother), of Coniston, Ontario. Brother of Bernard Lawrence Forestell.

Brother of Flying Officer Robert Samuel Forestell, Royal Canadian Air Force deceased 8 August 1944 and Warrant Officer 2nd Class, Daniel Arthur Forestell, Royal Canadian Air Force, killed in action on 5 April 1943.

Commemorated on Page 306 of the Second World War Book of Remembrance. Request a copy of this page. Download high resolution copy of this page.

Burial Information

Cemetery:

SUDBURY ROMAN CATHOLIC CEMETERY
Ontario, Canada

Grave Reference:

Family Plot. Grave 2. Sec. 1. Lot 726N.

Information courtesy of the Commonwealth War Graves Commission.

Digital Collection

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  • Mrs Forestell National Silver Cross Mother 1958– Submitted for the project, Operation Picture Me

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    Mrs Forestell National Silver Cross Mother 1958
    Mrs Forestell National Silver Cross Mother 1958 – Submitted for the project, Operation Picture Me
  • Newspaper clipping– From the Toronto Star March 1944. Submitted for the project Operation Picture Me

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    Newspaper clipping – From the Toronto Star March 1944. Submitted for the project Operation Picture Me
  • Memorial– Remembering brothers lost … Brothers In Arms Memorial, Zonnebeke, BE … photo courtesy of Marg Liessens … May 2022

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    Memorial
    Memorial – Remembering brothers lost … Brothers In Arms Memorial, Zonnebeke, BE … photo courtesy of Marg Liessens … May 2022
  • Photo of THOMAS BERNARD FORESTELL– From the research work done by Margaret Rose Gaunt and submitted for the project Operation Picture Me

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    Photo of THOMAS BERNARD FORESTELL
    Photo of THOMAS BERNARD FORESTELL – From the research work done by Margaret Rose Gaunt and submitted for the project Operation Picture Me
  • Photo of Thomas Bernard Forestell

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    Photo of Thomas Bernard Forestell
    Photo of Thomas Bernard Forestell
  • Newspaper Clipping– Memorialized on the pages of the Globe and Mail. Submitted for the project, Operation Picture Me

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    Newspaper Clipping – Memorialized on the pages of the Globe and Mail. Submitted for the project, Operation Picture Me
  • Biography– From the research work done by Margaret Rose Gaunt and submitted for the project Operation Picture Me

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    Biography
    Biography – From the research work done by Margaret Rose Gaunt and submitted for the project Operation Picture Me
  • Grave Marker– Submitted for the project Operation Picture Me

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    Grave Marker
    Grave Marker – Submitted for the project Operation Picture Me

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