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Thomas Melville Pethick

In memory of:

Flying Officer Thomas Melville Pethick

June 2, 1943

Military Service

Service Number:

J/10279

Age:

21

Force:

Air Force

Unit:

Royal Canadian Air Force

Division:

430 Sqdn.

Additional Information

Son of L. M. Pethick and D. Gertrude Pethick, of Montreal, Province of Quebec, Canada.

Commemorated on Page 203 of the Second World War Book of Remembrance. Request a copy of this page. Download high resolution copy of this page.

Burial Information

Cemetery:

AIREL CHURCHYARD
Manche, France

Grave Reference:

N/A

Location:

Airel is a village 12 kilometres north of the town of S. Lo. There is 1 Commonwealth burial of the 1939-1945 war here, 16 metres south-east of the south-eastern corner of the church.

Information courtesy of the Commonwealth War Graves Commission.

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    Correspondence – Submitted for the project, Operation Picture Me
  • Attestation Paper– Submitted for the project, Operation Picture Me

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  • Attestation Paper (page 2)– Submitted for the project, Operation Picture Me

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    Attestation Paper (page 2) – Submitted for the project, Operation Picture Me
  • Gravemarker– His Grave at Airel Churchyard, Manche, France

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    Gravemarker – His Grave at Airel Churchyard, Manche, France
  • Newspaper Clipping– Source: Hamilton Spectator, November 27, 1943

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    Newspaper Clipping – Source: Hamilton Spectator, November 27, 1943
  • Newspaper Clipping– Source: Hamilton Spectator, December 9, 1944

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    Newspaper Clipping – Source: Hamilton Spectator, December 9, 1944
  • Photo of Thomas Pethick– Photo submitted for the project Operation Picture Me with the permission of McGill University from their web site, 'McGill Remembers'

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    Photo of Thomas Pethick – Photo submitted for the project Operation Picture Me with the permission of McGill University from their web site, 'McGill Remembers'
  • Newspaper clipping– From the Montreal Gazette. Submitted for the project, Operation: Picture Me

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    Newspaper clipping – From the Montreal Gazette. Submitted for the project, Operation: Picture Me

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