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Captain John Derek Thornton

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Military service

Service number: C65 703 855
Age: 30
Rank: Captain
Force: Air Force
Unit/Regiment: 429 Transport Squadron
Birth: March 12, 1955 Toronto, Ontario
Enlistment: August 1, 1973 Ontario
Death: March 29, 1985 CFB Edmonton, Alberta

Burial/memorial information

Grave reference: Ashes spread over Lake Barnes, Gatineau, Quebec
Additional information
Son of Derek and Edith Patricia (nee Day) Thornton of Ottawa, Ontario. Husband of Allison Jayne Thornton and father of Sarah and Meghan of Winnipeg, Manitoba.

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