Language selection

Government of Canada / Gouvernement du Canada

Search veterans.gc.ca

Canadian Virtual War Memorial

Heinrich (Henry) Thiessen

In memory of:

Flying Officer Heinrich (Henry) Thiessen

July 6, 1961
Moselle, France

Military Service

Service Number:

234618

Age:

25

Force:

Air Force

Unit:

Royal Canadian Air Force

Division:

445 All Weather (Fighter) Squadron

Citation(s):

Special Service Medal

Additional Information

Born:

July 15, 1935
Coaldale, Alberta

Enlistment:

March 3, 1955
Calgary

Son of Isaack and Katherine Thiessen. Husband of Ruth (nee Adams). Father of Glen Thiessen. Brother of Anna, Jacob, Helen, John, Isaack, David, Abram, George and Alfred Thiessen.

Commemorated on Page 114 of the In the Service of Canada (1947 - 2014) Book of Remembrance. Request a copy of this page. Download high resolution copy of this page.

Burial Information

Cemetery:

CHOLOY WAR CEMETERY
Meurthe-et-Moselle, France

Grave Reference:

Section 7 Row F Grave 4

Location:

Choloy is a village and commune in the Department of the Meurthe-et-Moselle, 28 kilometres west of Nancy and some 5 kilometres west of Toul, a town on the N4 road from Paris to Nancy. The village is south of the River Moselle on the minor road (D11B) from Toul to the neighbouring village of Foug. The CHOLOY WAR CEMETERY is 3 kilometres west of Toul on the north side of the D11B road. The Choloy War Cemetery is the last resting place of casualties from the First and Second World Wars and is managed by the Commonwealth War Graves Commission. It is also the final resting place for many Royal Canadian Air Force members and their families who died while serving in Europe as part of 1 Air Division between 1953 and 1967 and other Service Members serving with NATO in Germany following Canada's departure from France.

Digital Collection

Send us your images

  • Newspaper clipping– Submitted for the project Operation Picture Me

    Details

    Newspaper clipping
    Newspaper clipping – Submitted for the project Operation Picture Me
  • Grave marker– Photo by Malcolm Cromarty.

    Details

    Grave marker
    Grave marker – Photo by Malcolm Cromarty.
  • Flying Officer Heinrich(Henry)Thiessen– Flying Officer Heinrich(Henry)Thiessen in service uniform.

    Details

    Flying Officer Heinrich(Henry)Thiessen
    Flying Officer Heinrich(Henry)Thiessen – Flying Officer Heinrich(Henry)Thiessen in service uniform.

Learn more about the Canadian Virtual War Memorial

To learn more please visit our help page. If you have questions or comments regarding the information contained in this registry, email or call us. For inquiries regarding the names and information found in the RCMP Honour Roll, please email the RCMP.

Date modified: