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Son of George and Sarah Ann Thompson; husband of E. Marguerite Thompson, of Ottawa, Ontario.
Digital gallery of Flying Officer William Hector Thompson
Digital gallery of
Flying Officer William Hector Thompson
Photo of William Hector Thompson, Royal Canadian Navy, World War One (on the right).
Digital gallery of
Flying Officer William Hector Thompson
Photo courtesy of nephew, Gerald Saddlemire.
Digital gallery of
Flying Officer William Hector Thompson
Digital gallery of
Flying Officer William Hector Thompson
Gananoque, Ontario is a small town situated on the St. Lawrence River in the heart of 1,000 Islands. It is one of hundreds of communities throughout Canada with war memorials which commemorate more than 110,000 men and women who lost their lives during both world wars. Over a thousand citizens from Gananoque and surounding areas served in the navy, army, or air force: 83 lost their lives in parts of Canada, and in the battlefields of Europe. Among the dead of Gananoque include a 15 year old solider, a father of ten, four sets of brothers and a Victoria Cross winner. <P>
Today the town cenotaph lists the names of those who died and few citizens are aware of their family backgrounds or their circumstances of their deaths. Geraldine Chase of Gannaoque and Bill Beswetherick of Kingston believed it was necessary to collect this information and perpetuate their sacrifices.<P>
Gananoque Remembers book is a tribute to those who gave their lives for our freedom.<P>
Digital gallery of
Flying Officer William Hector Thompson
William H. Thompson is honoured on page 158 of the <i>Gananoque Remembers</i> booklet, published on January 31, 2005.
Digital gallery of
Flying Officer William Hector Thompson
Remembered on the pages of the Ottawa Journal. Submitted for the project, Operation Picture Me
Digital gallery of
Flying Officer William Hector Thompson
Remembered on the pages of the Ottawa Journal. Submitted for the project, Operation Picture Me
Digital gallery of
Flying Officer William Hector Thompson
Submitted for the project, Operation Picture Me
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Photo of William Hector Thompson, Royal Canadian Navy, World War One (on the right).
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Photo courtesy of nephew, Gerald Saddlemire.
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Gananoque, Ontario is a small town situated on the St. Lawrence River in the heart of 1,000 Islands. It is one of hundreds of communities throughout Canada with war memorials which commemorate more than 110,000 men and women who lost their lives during both world wars. Over a thousand citizens from Gananoque and surounding areas served in the navy, army, or air force: 83 lost their lives in parts of Canada, and in the battlefields of Europe. Among the dead of Gananoque include a 15 year old solider, a father of ten, four sets of brothers and a Victoria Cross winner. <P> Today the town cenotaph lists the names of those who died and few citizens are aware of their family backgrounds or their circumstances of their deaths. Geraldine Chase of Gannaoque and Bill Beswetherick of Kingston believed it was necessary to collect this information and perpetuate their sacrifices.<P> Gananoque Remembers book is a tribute to those who gave their lives for our freedom.<P>
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William H. Thompson is honoured on page 158 of the <i>Gananoque Remembers</i> booklet, published on January 31, 2005.
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Remembered on the pages of the Ottawa Journal. Submitted for the project, Operation Picture Me
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Remembered on the pages of the Ottawa Journal. Submitted for the project, Operation Picture Me
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Submitted for the project, Operation Picture Me
In the Books of Remembrance
Commemorated on:
Page 220 of the Second World War Book of Remembrance.
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