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James Anderson Thomson

In memory of:

Flight Sergeant James Anderson Thomson

July 13, 1942

Military Service


Service Number:

R/71841

Force:

Air Force

Unit:

Royal Canadian Air Force

Division:

420 Sqdn.

Additional Information


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:

LORIENT (KERENTRECH) COMMUNAL CEMETERY
Morbihan, France

Grave Reference:

Plot 62. Row E. Grave 2.

Location:

Lorient is a town, seaport and naval base, with Government dockyards and an arsenal, on the southern side of the Brittany peninsula. From the town centre, look for Avenue Du Gen. DeGaulle straight to the roundabout. Take the first exit into Bd. Edouard Herriot, straight on along Bd. Leon Blum, and the LORIENT (KERENTRECH) COMMUNAL CEMETERY lies on the left hand side of the road before the junction with Bd. Emmanuel Svob. The CWGC plot is at the bottom left of the cemetery. The CWGC signpost is on the cemetery wall.

Information courtesy of the Commonwealth War Graves Commission.

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  • Newspaper Clipping– Memorialized on the pages of the Globe and Mail. Submitted for the project, Operation Picture Me
  • Memorial– Flight Sergeant James Anderson Thomson is also commemorated on the Bomber Command Memorial Wall in Nanton, AB … photo courtesy of Marg Liessens
  • Memorial– Flight Sergeant James Anderson Thomson 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
  • Newspaper clipping– From the Toronto Star July 1942. Submitted for the project Operation Picture Me
  • Newspaper clipping– From the Toronto Star July 1942. Submitted for the project Operation Picture Me
  • Newspaper clipping– From the Toronto Star July 1942. Submitted for the project Operation Picture Me
  • Photo of James Anderson Thomson– From the Toronto Telegram July 1942. Submitted for the project Operation Picture Me
  • Newspaper clipping– From the Toronto Telegram March 1943. Submitted for the project Operation Picture Me

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