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Fils de Alfred A. et L. Pearl Tomlin, de Toronto, Ontario, Canada.
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Sous-lieutenant d'aviation Douglas Tomlin
The Toronto Star January 19, 1945, page 9
P/O Tomlin served on 635 Squadron Pathfinder Force and was rear air gunner, and the only Canadian, on Lancaster ND848 which had been delivered to the Sqdn on 12 April 44 and lost on its first operation with a total of 8 recorded hours. The crew were airborne at 2147 on the 24th of April from their home base at Downham Market on an operation to Karlsruhe, and crashed homebound at Loon op Zand, Holland. F/S A. M. Ross was injured and confined to hospital. Those killed are buried in the British Cemetery, Bergen op Zoom. They are:
Sgt. (FE) Peter C. Wilson, age 20, from Yorkshire
F/O (N) Joseph Rigby, age 23, from Lancashire
F/S (AB) John E. Bloomer, age 21, from Nottingham
Sgt. (WAG) John W. Hoyle, age 22, from Manchester
Sgt. (AG) Roy D. Hewlett, age 20, from Oxford
[Sources: CWGC; //lostbombers.co.uk]
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The Toronto Star January 19, 1945, page 9 P/O Tomlin served on 635 Squadron Pathfinder Force and was rear air gunner, and the only Canadian, on Lancaster ND848 which had been delivered to the Sqdn on 12 April 44 and lost on its first operation with a total of 8 recorded hours. The crew were airborne at 2147 on the 24th of April from their home base at Downham Market on an operation to Karlsruhe, and crashed homebound at Loon op Zand, Holland. F/S A. M. Ross was injured and confined to hospital. Those killed are buried in the British Cemetery, Bergen op Zoom. They are: Sgt. (FE) Peter C. Wilson, age 20, from Yorkshire F/O (N) Joseph Rigby, age 23, from Lancashire F/S (AB) John E. Bloomer, age 21, from Nottingham Sgt. (WAG) John W. Hoyle, age 22, from Manchester Sgt. (AG) Roy D. Hewlett, age 20, from Oxford [Sources: CWGC; //lostbombers.co.uk]
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Obituary from The Toronto Star January 19, 1945, page 9
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Pilot Officer Douglas Tomlin is commemorated on the Bomber Command Memorial Wall in Nanton, AB … photo courtesy of Marg Liessens
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Pilot Officer Douglas Tomlin is commemorated on the Bomber Command Memorial Wall in Nanton, AB … photo courtesy of Marg Liessens
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Father J P Lardie's comments as inscribed on the Bomber Command Memorial Wall in Nanton, AB … photo courtesy of Marg Liessens
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Submitted for the project Operation Picture Me
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Submitted for the project Operation Picture Me
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Submitted for the project Operation Picture Me
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Submitted for the project Operation Picture Me
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Submitted for the project Operation Picture Me
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Submitted for the project Operation Picture Me
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Submitted for the project Operation Picture Me
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Submitted for the project Operation Picture Me
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From the Toronto Telegram February 1945. Submitted for the project Operation Picture Me
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CIMETIÈRE DE GUERRE DE BERGEN-OP-ZOOM Pays-Bas
Le CIMETIÈRE DE GUERRE DE BERGEN-OP-ZOOM est situé à 39 kilomètres au nord-ouest d'Antwerp et à 19 kilomètres après avoir passé la frontière des Pays-Bas. La N11 relie Antwerp à Bergen-op-Zoom via Kapellen, Pulte, Hoogerheide et finalement à la Bergen-op-Zoom.
En atteignant la station de chemin de fer de Bergen-op-Zoom, tournez à droite sur Bredastraat. Roulez 500 mètres sur cette route qui devient la Wouwsestraatweg et continuez tout droit pour 2,5 kilomètres. Vous êtes maintenant sur la rue Ruytershoveweg et le cimetière de guerre se trouve à gauche, 200 mètres plus loin que le cimetière canadien.
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