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Thomas Digby Wheeler

In memory of:

Flying Officer Thomas Digby Wheeler

October 21, 1954
Gimli, Manitoba

Military Service


Service Number:

38438

Age:

35

Force:

Air Force

Unit:

RCAF Station Gimli

Citation(s):

1939-1945 Star, Air Crew Europe Star, Defence Medal, War Medal 1939-1945, Canadian Volunteer Service Medal

Additional Information


Born:

October 12, 1919
Winnipeg, Manitoba

Enlistment:

January 16, 1941
Winnipeg, Manitoba

Son of Walter and Mary (nee Playford) Wheeler of Winnipeg, Manitoba. Husband of Muriel Emily (nee Sherrington) Wheeler and father of Cheryl and Teddi Wheeler. Brother of Walter and Gilbert Wheeler.

Commemorated on Page 56 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:

CREMATION
*N/A*

Grave Reference:

Ashes sprinkled over Lake Winnipeg

Digital Collection

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